State gives projects environment awards ( 2003-08-05 09:26) (China Daily)
A total of 77 construction projects have been granted the national awards for
projects that do well in environmental protection, the State Environmental
Protection Administration announced Monday.
The projects involve around 20 different industries, including food,
medicine, transportation and chemicals.
It is the first time that the Chinese Government has given awards to
construction projects for their sound work in environmental protection.
The 77 projects have reasonable designs for environmental protection, their
environmental protection facilities are working soundly, and daily environmental
management in the projects is conducted perfectly, said Zhu Xingxiang,
vice-director of the supervision and management department of the
administration.
He said the awards aim to encourage project managers to strengthen their work
in environmental protection in the process of designing, constructing and
running their projects.
It will also help arouse awareness of environmental protection among the
general public and strengthen public supervision over construction projects, he
said.
All of the projects that have named for the awards will get a medal and
certificate, he added.
Projects that may have impact on the environment must prepare environmental
impact reports.