On April 28th, 2013, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources organized the famous experts from China Geological Survey Bureau, Tianjin Geological Survey Center and Beijing to review the Proposal for the Project of Comprehensive Geological Investigation and Assessment of the 42 Key Towns in Beijing (Pilot Project at Yufa Town, Qiaozi Town, Beiqijia Town, and Hebei Town). Present at the meeting were deputy director Li Yanfei of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources, and the finance department and the reserve exploration department of the bureau.
　　In order to advance the work of comprehensive geological investigation and assessment of the 42 key towns in Beijing as quickly as possible, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Land and Resources has organized, after consulting experts for many times, to compile the Proposal for the Project of Comprehensive Geological Investigation and Assessment of the 42 Key Towns in Beijing (Pilot Project at Yufa Town, Qiaozi Town, Beiqijia Town, and Hebei Town). Preparatory work has been conducted for the approval and initiation of the project. The report analyzes the necessity for the initiation of the project, introduces the basic information about the pilot towns, discusses the feasibility of the project, proposes the target and arrangement of the next phase of the work, develops budget for expenditure in accordance with major work load, and predicts the project achievement and performance target. The assessment panel has unanimously approved the project proposal.
　　The work of comprehensive geological investigation and assessment of the 42 key towns in Beijing aims at investigating and assessing the engineering geology, geological disaster, geological environment and geological resources on the basis of each town's geological background, thus providing scientific basis for the planning and construction of the key towns. The leaders and experts at the meeting have reached the consensus that it is necessary to conduct such investigation and assessment, and that the achievements that have been made in the field of geology should be fully utilized to conduct the investigation and assessment.