Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: This year, another 50,000 old communities will be renovated to build a number of complete communities.

　　China News Service, March 9. Ni Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, said on the 9th that urban renewal is an inevitable process of urbanization development and an important measure to promote high-quality urban development.

The purpose of urban renewal is to make cities more livable, more resilient, and smarter, so that people can live more comfortably, securely, and happily in the city.

The second session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference at 3 pm on March 9 in the Media Center Press Conference Hall.

Photo by China News Service reporter He Penglai

　　"We plan to renovate 50,000 old communities this year and build a number of complete communities." Ni Hong said that last year, 66,000 urban renewal projects of various types were implemented across the country, with an investment of 2.6 trillion yuan completed. Among them, newly started urban renewal projects 53,000 old residential communities, benefiting more than 22 million residents; 36,000 additional elevators, 850,000 parking spaces, and 21,000 community service facilities such as elderly care and childcare; about 100,000 kilometers of gas and other types of pipelines have been renovated; construction There are more than 4,100 pocket parks and more than 5,300 kilometers of greenways, and 11,000 hectares of open lawn space have been expanded.

　　Ni Hong said that this year we will continue to increase the renovation of old pipe networks such as gas, water supply, sewage, and heating in cities, and will rebuild more than 100,000 kilometers this year.

The underground pipe network is not only the "lime" project of urban construction, but also the "conscience" project.

　　Ni Hong said that this year we will focus on two things: First, promote the construction of urban lifeline safety projects, which is to use digital means to conduct real-time monitoring of the city’s water supply, drainage, gas, heating, bridges, pipe corridors and other facilities, so as to ensure early Identify problems, solve them, and effectively improve the city's ability to ensure safe operation.

The second is to improve urban drainage and flood prevention capabilities. This year, we will launch the treatment of more than 1,000 waterlogging points in 100 cities.

　　The Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference on March 9, inviting Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong, and Director of the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention Wang Hesheng to discuss the matter. Answer questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on education, employment and social security, housing, medical disease control and other related issues.