Completed in 16 hours, the Water and Electricity Infrastructure Bureau's mission to assist the Baqing earthquake-stricken area in building prefabricated houses comes to an end

China News Service, Lhasa, October 24 (Baima Yuzhen) A reporter learned from the China Hydropower Bureau Co., Ltd. on the 24th that at 16:00 that day, the bureau’s task of building temporary houses in the earthquake-stricken area of ​​Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet was completed, providing guarantee for the resettlement of the affected people and the work and life of on-site rescue personnel.

At about 22:33 on October 22, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Baqing County, causing heavy casualties and property losses. The disaster area is located in a high-altitude area with cold weather, so the relocation and resettlement of the affected people and logistical support for rescue personnel need to be carried out urgently.

After the earthquake, the Bureau of Water and Power Infrastructure responded quickly and urgently mobilized personnel, vehicles and emergency supplies to fully support the earthquake relief work in the disaster area. At 16:00 on October 23, three rescuers carried two small generators and set off in an emergency rescue vehicle. At the same time, they organized trucks to transport 15 sets of plate components and rushed to Baqing County to participate in the construction of temporary resettlement facilities.

In the early morning of October 24, after the rescue team arrived in Baqing County, they immediately started building temporary houses. In response to on-site construction needs, rescue workers promptly coordinated resources, temporarily rented local cranes and other mechanical equipment, organized operations such as material unloading, component hoisting, and board house assembly, and promoted the construction of temporary resettlement facilities in an orderly manner.

As of 16:00 on October 24, the temporary board house construction tasks undertaken by the Water and Electricity Infrastructure Bureau have been completed. The completed prefabricated houses will be used for the temporary resettlement of disaster-stricken people and the work and life of rescue personnel, providing support for resettlement and subsequent rescue work in the disaster area.

It is reported that at present, the rescue personnel of the Bureau of Hydropower are still participating in relevant support work in the disaster area, actively cooperating with relevant units to promote the construction of temporary resettlement facilities, fulfilling the responsibilities of central enterprises with practical actions, and contributing to earthquake relief and restoration of normal production and living order in the disaster area.