Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) -- Elaborate plans for successfully implementing the new regional development policy of the Workers' Party of Korea are being worked out in different parts of the DPRK.

The non-permanent central committee for promoting Regional Development 20×10 Policy set more advanced goals on the basis of the experience gained in building the first entities for regional rejuvenation, and is now taking practical measures to build advanced health facilities, facilities for science, education and cultural activities and grain management facilities as well as regional-industry factories at the highest level.

Substantial organizational work is being done to ensure the functions, convenience and diversity thoroughly and the economic profitability, effectiveness and prospect to the maximum in the designing stage.

Steps are being taken to rapidly supply the materials needed for the projects while reinforcing the construction forces.

Rational proposals have been put forward to further raise the proportion of domestic production of custom-built equipment and the level of modernization of production lines, to successfully resolve the sci-tech problems arising in the normal operation of regional-industry factories, and to improve the training of technicians and skilled workers.

Meanwhile, practical steps are being taken to select the scale and sites of regional hospitals according to the regional specific features and reinforce the regional medical workers.

Also, measures are taken to build new modern offshore farms and revitalize the aquaculture by pushing forward with scientific and foresighted plans for survey of marine ecological environment, analysis of marine resources, seeds securing, equipment provision, seafood processing and other projects.

All the provincial committees for promoting Regional Development 20×10 Policy and cities and counties, too, are seeking innovative proposals with the main emphasis put on providing a sure guarantee for the independent development by making the most effective use of their natural and geographical conditions and economic potentials. -0-