On December 6, the news press of shantytowns transformation in Huancheng south road in Yichang was held at the Project Display Center. Huming, the news spokesman and vice warden, reported the basic situation of the item and the levy progress as well as the solution to the hard time and the plan of historical-styled block construction.
In July,2014, the successful signing of anagreement between Yichang Municipal government and Junyao Group,CO,Ltd announced the start of the project in Huancheng road. With aninvestment totaling8 billion dollars, historical-styled block, apartment and house for displacement and resettlement are expected to be built,equipped with the facilities like commercial and office area, kindergarten, community and vegetable market. This item consists of 5 periods and all the lands of these terms are going to be used for the construction of historical-styled block, which is projected to restore the 8 ancient Yichang sceneries including “Ink Pool Academy, Erya Platform, Zhongshu Lane, Drama Stage of the dynasties of Chu and Han, Heaven Memorial Archway, the county government office in feudal China, stilted building and bell tower.”
Huannan project levies an area of 345,700 sq.m. and 4,306 households in all. In the process, committing to the people-centered development idea , the “sunny levy pattern” of “strict policy with humanistic operation” and “stick to just one measurement through the whole course” was formed. In Aprilthisyear, the concentrated action for coping with the difficult part of all 5 periods in the event was carried out in an all-round way and the levy headquarters was found in Xiling District with the secretary of the district as general leader and the warden as executive deputy commander. Yichang City cooperated withXiling district to expand the house resources for resettlement in order to provide safeguard for that. In the past 8 mouths, some street markets like the one in Pubao Street have been outlawed and 247 houses have been dismantled legally, anda security fence with a length of 1,350 meters has been built. By December 5, the sign for levy has finished 98.5% and come to the terminative stage.(Reporter:Deng Fucui, Correspondent:Li Feng)