Shanghai's environment improves
19/12/2005 17:05
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
Shanghai's
environmental quality has largely improved over the past six years, with green
space in the city center reaching 11 square meters per capita.
The city,
named "National Garden City" by the Ministry of Construction last year, has
established 14 large parks over the past six years and a total of 4,168-hectares
of green-space within the Outer Ring Road. Green coverage in the city center
amounts to 37 percent, and in the suburban area nearly 35,000 hectares of
forestation is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Residents
within the city's Inner Ring Road can access green space within only 500 meters
of their homes.
Water quality in the city has also largely improved, with
Suzhou Creek reaching the standard for recreational use. Shanghai has invested a
total of 2.08 billion yuan (US$250 million) in cleaning up 239-kilometers of
waterways (169 river sections), with 6.81 million cubic meters of waste and silt
cleared.
Eighteen sewage treatment plants have been established in local
suburbs, increasing the daily treatment capacity by 3.49 million cubic
meters.
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