China to renovate 2.65 mn rural houses

June 7th, 2011 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS  

Beijing, June 7 (IANS) China plans to renovate around 2.65 million dilapidated houses belonging to poor people in the central and western rural regions this year, a government statement said.

The ministry of housing and urban-rural development said the government would first renovate 200,000 houses of poor farmers living along the country’s borders, Xinhua reported.

The government would allocate up to 8,000 yuan (around $1,200) for each household.

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