The Chinese government says it will cost nearly 150-billion dollars to rebuild areas devastated by a massive earthquake in May.
A new government reconstruction plan says thousands of schools are among the structures that need to be rebuilt.
The May 12th earthquake in Sichuan province killed nearly 70-thousand people and left millions more homeless.
China's relief authorities have vowed to provide every family with a house and give every household an income in the next three years.
China has set aside about a 10-billion-dollar budget for reconstruction -- which is about one-quarter of the money spent preparing for the Beijing Olympics.
A new government reconstruction plan says thousands of schools are among the structures that need to be rebuilt.
The May 12th earthquake in Sichuan province killed nearly 70-thousand people and left millions more homeless.
China's relief authorities have vowed to provide every family with a house and give every household an income in the next three years.
China has set aside about a 10-billion-dollar budget for reconstruction -- which is about one-quarter of the money spent preparing for the Beijing Olympics.