China’s investment on south-to-north water diversion project hit 115 bln

China�s investment on south-to-north water diversion project hit 115 bln
January 24th, 2011 | Xinhua
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-01/24/c_13705205.htm

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has invested 115 billion yuan
(17.45 billion U.S. dollars) on the South-to-North Water Diversion
Project as of the end of last year, a senior official said Monday.

E Jingping, director of the Office of the South-to-North Water
Diversion Project Commission (SNWDPC) of the State Council, said
construction on 40 projects began last year, marking a new annual
record.

No major accidents happened while constructing the projects last year, E said.

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is designed to divert water
from the water-rich south of China, mainly the Yangtze, the country's
longest river, to the country's arid northern regions. It will consist
of three routes: an eastern, middle and western route. The project
started with construction of the eastern route in 2002.

Up until now, both of the eastern and middle routes were already under
construction. The western route, meant to replenish the Yellow River
with water from the upper reaches of the Yangtze through tunnels in
the high mountains of western China, is still in the planning stage.

About 330,000 people in Hubei and Henan Provinces will be relocated
before the middle route is completed in 2014.

Editor: yan
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