Yancheng decided to close the Xiangshui Chemical Industry Park completely and support the construction of "no-chemical zone" in various regions.
Yancheng government network news, on April 4, the Standing Committee of Yancheng Committee held a meeting to study and deploy sound water & ldquo; 3 & middot; 21 & rdquo; the next stage of disposal of particularly serious explosion accidents and the city's safety production, improvement of chemical industry, transformation and development of chemical industry parks.

It was pointed out that the small chemical industry with low safety factor and serious pollution problem should be eliminated completely with the will and determination of the strong men to break their wrists. We will seriously study the comprehensive management of Xiangshui Chemical Industry Park and the whole city's chemical industry, shut down the Xiangshui Chemical Industry Park thoroughly, and include Chen Jiagang Town in the city to improve the housing conditions of the peasants - ldquo; 10 towns, 100 villages - rdquo; pilot projects to speed up the realization of rural revitalization. According to Jiangsu Province's chemical industry renovation and upgrading plan, we should further raise the renovation standards of salt urbanization industrial parks and chemical enterprises, and support the construction of various regions & ldquo; non-chemical areas & rdquo;.
The meeting emphasized that the current on-site disposal is still at a critical stage and must not be relaxed because of the important progress of on-site disposal. We should adhere to the principle of time obeying safety and progress obeying plan, organize and implement disposal work on the premise of clear base, clear state and safety, ensure that polluted water does not flow into irrigation river, dangerous chemicals and solid waste disposal do not occur secondary accidents, and no personal injury occurs in disposal process. We should actively and steadily do a good job in the aftermath work, continue to do our utmost to treat the wounded, do a solid job in house repair and other work, and strive to make the workers who lost their jobs go to new posts as soon as possible, and maintain the normal production and living order of the masses. We should actively cooperate with the accident investigation team of the State Council to ascertain the causes of accidents and to clarify the responsibilities as soon as possible so as to give the people a responsible account.
On March 21, an explosion occurred in Tianjiayi Chemical Plant, Chenjiagang Chemical Park, Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, killing 78 people.