Table 1 Basic background of Yigong-daizhen projects in China
From: Do public work schemes deter or encourage outmigration? Empirical evidence from China
Projects | Period | Investment (billion yuan) | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
Rural land construction and irrigation system construction | 1985-1995 | 7.3 | Developed new terraces: 21 million mu; improve low fertility land: 14 million mu; improve irrigation: 51 million mu. |
Road construction | 1985-1995 | 10.05 | Improve rural roads: 214.4 thousands kilometers |
Drinking water supply facilities | 1985-1995 | 3.5 | Provide drinking water supply for 40.9 million people and 33 million livestocks |
Forestry and meadow maintenance, small-scale water conservation | 1985-1995 | 2.7 | Tree Planting: 22.7 million mu; New and improved meadow: 10 million mu; Small-scale water conservation: 28 thousands square kilometers |
River and Lake Conservation | 1991-1995 | 8 | 2 billion yuan has been invested annually since the flood in 1991 to improve the water condition of several important river and lakes |
Rural land construction and irrigation system construction | 1995-2000 | 10 | Rural land construction: 30 million mu; improve irrigation: 40 million mu. |
Drinking water supply facilities | 1995-2000 | 3.5 | Provide drinking water supply for about 40 million people and 30 million livestocks |
Road construction | 1995-2000 | 9 | Improve rural roads: around 100 thousands kilometers |
Small-scale water conservation | 1995-2000 | 1.5 | Small-scale water conservation: around 30 thousands square kilometers |