This year, however, the Executive Yuan passed a budget for the plan it ratified last year for demonstration zones for drainage and environmental remediation schemes in severely subsided areas, with parts of Dongshi and Xinwen in Chiayi as well as Yiwu in Yunlin designated as demonstration zones. Following the devastation caused by Typhoon Morakot, parts of Linbian in Pingtung may also be included. It would seem that things are now moving ahead.
行政院今年通過預算的「嚴重地層下陷區排水環境改善示範區」計畫，選定嘉義東石、新塭和雲林宜梧 3 個示範區，似乎有了新的進展，莫拉克災後，屏東林邊也可望列入。