Twenty-four Major Projects Started Construction in Wuhu

    On June 19^th, 2021, the inauguration of public infrastructure construction and upgrading projects of Wuhu branch, part of the sixth batch of major projects in Anhui province, was held at the site of the primary and secondary school project of Xiwan Garden in Jiangbei Industrial Clusters. Shan Xiangqian, Secretary of Wuhu Municipal Party Committee, announced the commencement of the project. Ning Bo, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the Mayor of Wuhu City, delivered a speech, and municipal leaders Zhang Zhihong, Xi Nanshan, He Dong and Lu Lei attended the meeting.

Ning Bo, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the Mayor of Wuhu City, pointed out that the city earnestly implemented the decisions and plans made by the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the provincial party committee and the provincial government, making efforts to ensure stability on six fronts — employment, the financial sector, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment, and expectations — while maintaining security in six areas: job security, basic living needs, operations of market entities, food and energy, stable industrial and supply chains, and the normal functioning of primary-level governments. Since the beginning of this year, based on the new development stage, implementing the new development concept and building a new development pattern, Wuhu has promoted high-quality economic development with high-level project construction, and the level of major economic indicators has been comprehensively improved. Departments at all levels should seize major opportunities such as the construction of Jiangbei Industrial Clusters and Wuhu Area of China (Anhui) Pilot Free Trade Zone, highlight the No.1 project of “Investment Attraction and Talent Introduction”, plan a number of new projects, continuously expand effective investment, and enhance the momentum of development. We should strictly implement the three-level scheduling system for major projects in accordance with the special action requirements of “taking charge of implementation, comparing Party conduct and work efficiency, and improving the construction efficiency of major projects, optimizing business environment, speeding up the construction of industrial projects, bettering the quality and efficiency of the three major battles, and facilitating the development of social undertakings”, providing all-round and full-cycle services for project construction, fully promoting project construction, and striving for early completion, early production and early results.

There are 24 major projects started construction, with a total investment of 8.15 billion yuan. The planned investment in the year is 2.24 billion yuan, covering environmental governance and improvement, municipal roads, science and technology innovation platforms, affordable housing and other fields. Among them, 9 projects started construction in Jiangbei Industrial Clusters, mainly for infrastructure and urban facilities. The completion of the projects will further enhance the capacity of the city, accelerate the development of Jiangbei Industrial Clusters, and provide strong support for realizing the economic and social development goals of the year.

Translated by Wang Mengxiao from Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhu Municipal People’s Government