MEXICO CITY Marcus Davenport Saints Jersey , Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A week after Mexico City's deadliest quake in three decades, the local government on Tuesday unveiled a reconstruction plan to make buildings more quake proof.
"Today we begin the implementation of a plan for the repair, recovery and transformation of Mexico City into a more resilient city M.J. Stewart Buccaneers Jersey ," Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told reporters at a press conference here.
Mancera presented an initial package of emergency measures to respond to the immediate economic and social needs of quake victims, including some 25,000 residents left homeless and currently in shelters.
Those who lost their homes will be eligible to receive some 3 Lorenzo Carter Bengals Jersey ,000 pesos (about 167 U.S. dollars) a month to help pay rent.
The government will also help subsidize repairs, with the amount depending on the severity of the damage.
"If the property is damaged but can be inhabited, expenses will be covered for (repairing) cracks Leighton Vander Esch Cowboys Jersey , and broken glass and ceilings," said Mancera, adding house owners will be able to receive up to 8 Lamar Jackson Ravens Jersey ,000 pesos to cover the expenses (445 U.S. dollars).
The reconstruction plan foresees repairing nearly 12,000 properties that have been classified into three categories -- 10,000 green Kyle Lauletta Patriots Jersey , 1,300 yellow and 500 red -- according to the extent of destruction.
Mexico City is divided into 16 delegations, or boroughs Kolton Miller Raiders Jersey , each with its own borough chief, and they are to complete a census of the damage and present the results to the Federal Natural Disaster Fund (Fonden) to release funding.
The financial group BBVA Bancomer announced Tuesday it will donate 180 million pesos (around 10 million U.S. dollars) for the reconstruction of schools in Mexico damaged by the 7.1-magnitude earthquake on September 19.
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico a little past 1 p.m. on Sept. 19, 32 years to the day after a deadly 8.1-magnitude quake killed thousands in Mexico City.
The death toll so far stands at 333 Kerryon Johnson Lions Jersey , nearly two-thirds of the victims were killed in Mexico City, where at least 38 buildings collapsed.
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Widespread illiteracy among rural masses.
Vast and diverse country necessitating customized approach to every part.
Lack of synergy between government and non government agencies.
Cost effectiveness of large scale awareness campaigns.
Exploring and identifying the right human as well as financial resources to spread awareness.
Hindrance to government sponsored sustainable programs for development in face of easy and cheap means that are anti environment.
Making environment relevant to the daily existence of masses in rural areas.
The Urgent Need
Percolation of semi urban lifestyles and industrialization into rural India is a matter of grave concern for the government as well as environmentalists given the back drop of complete lack of environmental awareness. This fast evolving scenario has posed serious threats to the ecological balance in major parts of rural India with new and dynamic issues cropping up constantly.
Some of the pressing problems currently are:
Rapid disappearance of social forestry from villages across India.
Widespread use of plastic leading to the near extinction of several local species such as the sparrow and the Indian vulture.
Heavy pollution of community water bodies such as ponds and lakes leading to frequent occurrence of diseases among the users.
Excessive use of pesticides leading to infertility of soil in many parts.
Unrestricted bore wells drilling that has resulted in the ground water level falling at alarming rates.
Opportunities for Implementing Sustainable Programs
However amidst this gloomy backdrop lie excellent opportunities waiting to be harnessed. The outreach of mass communication media has opened new avenues for government as well as non government initiatives to spread awareness on a large scale. The presence of NGOs in rural India has increased many folds over the last decade providing the right human resource to carry forward the environmental objectives. There are several corporate houses ready to invest in implementing sustainable programs as part of their CSR efforts implying availability of financial resources to aid government initiatives. Technology has improved substantially to enable minimizing costs of environmental friendly solutions for every walk of life.
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