China Focus: Grass-roots officials pivotal in reviving post-quake Yushu (4)

Reconstruction work will be completed this year, he adds.

In the Township of Gyegu, Ma Fuliang, chief of a CPC community committee, has been rushed off his feet over this current holiday season. He is busy preparing for projects scheduled to start in the coming spring.

"For three years, I have worked day in and day out," says Ma, who has served as Party chief for four community committees since the disastrous earthquake took place.

The focus of these grass-roots committees has varied in different post-quake stages, he notes.

During stage one, they saved lives and distributed relief supplies; during stage two, they helped to clear up the debris and expropriate land for rehousing projects; stage three saw them coordinate projects, supervise construction quality and allocate residences.

"We feel wronged from time to time. But after all this time, we have a clear conscience for having worked really hard to assure local people that they are cared for," Ma says.

As Yushu reconstruction is coming to an end, these committees are ready to move on to their next stage and brave some new challenges, Sokyiyon vows.

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