A Fuxing bullet train runs on the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, June 22, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

LHASA - Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region is expected to receive 80 billion yuan (about $11.26 billion) from the central government for the region's development in 2024, said Yan Jinhai, chairman of the regional government.

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The fund will be spent on the region's infrastructure construction, including railway, highway, and airport projects, said Yan in a government work report delivered Sunday at the second plenary session of the 12th People's Congress of the Xizang autonomous region.

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Construction of 10 general aviation airports in the region will start or be ongoing this year, Yan said in the report.

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Efforts will also be made in the construction of clean energy bases in the region, according to the report.