China Man Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 8th Nov 2006 The Beijing municipality announced the development 11th 5-Years Plan for Natural Disaster management. The Plan highlighted that the city will build a Natural Disaster Prevention and Management Center. By the end of the 5 year period, the city center area will have the ability to withstand earthquakes of a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale. This means that buildings should suffer minimal serious structural damage in the event of a magnitude 6 earthquake and should not result in major casualties. At the same time the life support process and system will not be crippled for large areas. They will also strive to detect signs of impending earthquakes above magnitude 4 and make meaningful predictions to help minimize the impact of major earthquakes (5 and above). To ensure the safety of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the city will draft a professional pre-disaster prediction and report process, as well as emergency response procedure in accordance to the earth movements below the venues during the Games. This will facilitate in making sure that in the event of an earthquake, the life support system can function in the face of an adversity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 8th Nov 2006The Beijing municipality announced the development 11th 5-Years Plan for Natural Disaster management. The Plan highlighted that the city will build a Natural Disaster Prevention and Management Center. By the end of the 5 year period, the city center area will have the ability to withstand earthquakes of a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale. This means that buildings should suffer minimal serious structural damage in the event of a magnitude 6 earthquake and should not result in major casualties. At the same time the life support process and system will not be crippled for large areas. They will also strive to detect signs of impending earthquakes above magnitude 4 and make meaningful predictions to help minimize the impact of major earthquakes (5 and above). To ensure the safety of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the city will draft a professional pre-disaster prediction and report process, as well as emergency response procedure in accordance to the earth movements below the venues during the Games. This will facilitate in making sure that in the event of an earthquake, the life support system can function in the face of an adversity. thansk for the news, china are doing everything in their powers to ensure a successful olympic games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 thansk for the news, china are doing everything in their powers to ensure a successful olympic games! No prob. I actually translated this news from sohu, a chinese news website. I should have done some proofreading though . It's the 11th 5-Year Development Plan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I didnt know this. Think its faciinating, plus i agree china are doing everything to make sure the games are a huge success, which i am confident they will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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