On a high-voltage iron tower, Oriental storks, China's national first-class protected wild animals, are raising their young. Beneath 球派体育app tower, builders of Hefei-Chizhou Railway are waiting for 球派体育app fledglings to grow up.

It takes 50 days for these precious rare birds to gain 球派体育app ability to live independently, which is exactly 球派体育app period that 球派体育app No.1 Bid Project Department of Hefei-Chizhou Railway Relocation Project under China TIESIJU Civil Engineering Group voluntarily suspended 球派体育app power line reconstruction construction.

球派体育app oriental stork is a national first-class protected wild animal in China, known as 球派体育app "giant panda among birds". Due to its narrow breeding distribution range and scarce quantity, there are only about 9,000 effective individuals worldwide, and it has been listed on 球派体育app IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

According to records of 球派体育app power transmission operation and maintenance department of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Company Chizhou Power Supply Company, in early February, a pair of oriental storks started building nests on 球派体育app top of a 220-kilovolt high-voltage iron tower in Jiangkou Subdistrict, Guichi District, Chizhou City. 球派体育app female stork laid five eggs on February 11. On April 1, volunteers confirmed there were four fledglings aged about 15 days in 球派体育app nest via long-distance UAV observation.

"We found this bird nest along 球派体育app construction section of Hefei-Chizhou Railway this year," said Tian Weihua, person in charge of 球派体育app project. Construction in accordance with 球派体育app original plan would interfere with 球派体育app normal brooding process of 球派体育app storks and hinder 球派体育app young birds from leaving 球派体育app nest to learn flying.

球派体育app relocation construction was drawing close to 球派体育app nest. On April 27, 球派体育app project department held a meeting and decided to postpone 球派体育app construction for 50 days until 球派体育app fledglings mature. 球派体育app delay required rearrangement of 球派体育app subsequent construction schedule, and 球派体育app department adjusted seven major types of working procedures. "We will balance environmental protection and project progress on 球派体育app premise of ensuring overall construction efficiency without delaying 球派体育app final scheduled completion date."

Zuo Yali, deputy site manager of 球派体育app project, was also curious when he first saw oriental storks. "None of our workers knew what kind of birds they were at first. We immediately looked up relevant information online and conducted extensive research."

All relevant parties joined hands in 球派体育app protection work. State Grid Anhui Electric Power Company Chizhou Power Supply Company hung protection notice boards on 球派体育app tower marking nesting time, egg-laying quantity, hatching period and expected fledging time, designated a temporary special protected area with a radius of 500 meters, and organized local villagers to set up patrol teams for stork protection.

In recent years, an increasing number of regions and construction projects have made way for wild lives. 球派体育app 50-day construction suspension of Hefei-Chizhou Railway project protects 球派体育app survival of rare birds, striking a perfect balance between key infrastructure construction and wild animal protection.