Optimizing water resources a top priority
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Optimizing water resources a top priority

China Daily  

With the goal of bolstering ecological civilization, Zhanjiang city in Guangdong province is comprehensively advancing its role in the Guangdong water resources allocation project in the Beibu Gulf region, ensuring land use while optimizing water resources to provide strong support for high-quality leapfrog development. As the largest water diversion project in Guangdong, the 61.46 billion yuan project covers 490.33 kilometers of pipes on a main line and three branch lines. It has a designed water diversion flow of 110 cubic meters per second, and an average annual water diversion volume of 2.08 billion cu m. The project focuses on urban and rural domestic and industrial water supply, while also considering agricultural irrigation. Zhanjiang is also coordinating the integrated urban and rural water supply to build 79 large-scale surface water supply plants and expand or replace 21,263 km of water supply pipelines, with a total water supply capacity reaching 3.32 million metric tons per day.

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Three Gorges project generates 1.7 trln kWh of power
1 week, 3 days ago

Three Gorges project generates 1.7 trln kWh of power

China Daily  

This photo taken on July 7, 2023 shows the scenery of Wuxia Gorge, one of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. BEIJING -- The Three Gorges project, the world's largest hydropower project, has generated over 1.7 trillion kWh of electricity. It has improved navigation of the Yangtze River, with a cumulative cargo throughput of …

Water diversion efforts hydrate parched north
1 week, 6 days ago

Water diversion efforts hydrate parched north

China Daily  

Li Darong leads fellow volunteers to patrol the surrounding areas of the Danjiangkou Reservoir. Since 2014, 10.6 billion cubic meters of water have been supplied to Beijing, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the water usage of the capital's residents. The introduction of southern water has increased Beijing's per capita water resources from 100 to 150 cubic meters, according to …

Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding

China Daily  

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Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding

China Daily  

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. Twenty-one years after the switch being flicked on at the world's largest hydroelectric power project at the Three Gorges Dam in Central China's Hubei province, millions of terawatts …

Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Relocated communities make most of Three Gorges' funding

China Daily  

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. Twenty-one years after the switch being flicked on at the world's largest hydroelectric power project at the Three Gorges Dam in Central China's Hubei province, millions of terawatts …

Yangtze River Delta ramps up integration with megaprojects
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yangtze River Delta ramps up integration with megaprojects

China Daily  

By WANG YING in Wenzhou, Zhejiang| China Daily Global| Updated :2024-06-07 The Yangtze River Delta region is set for a significant leap in integration this year, with a series of ambitious projects aimed at boosting connectivity, innovation and public services. The plans, unveiled Thursday at a high-level forum in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, include adding 660 kilometers of railway lines and …

Efforts to save water ramped up
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Efforts to save water ramped up

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY China has further intensified policy incentives and constraints to continuously promote water conservation and enhance water use efficiency across various sectors, according to a series of newly adopted regulations. In 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Water Resources issued the National Water Conservation Action Plan, setting control targets for national water consumption, …

Diversion project to secure water supply in Beibu Gulf
7 months ago

Diversion project to secure water supply in Beibu Gulf

China Daily  

The massive water diversion project for the Beibu Gulf breaks ground in Hepu county of Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in September last year. ZHOU HUA/XINHUA The massive water diversion project for the Beibu Gulf in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, is expected to meet the water needs of 14 million people when it is completed by the end of …

Water resource management projects on the rise
8 months ago

Water resource management projects on the rise

China Daily  

China has seen significant jumps in the number of newly launched projects for water resources management and the investment for them in the first three months this year, according to the Ministry of Water Resources. In the first quarter, about 23,500 such projects were under construction, and the total investment for them reached 4.7 trillion yuan, said Chen Min, vice-minister …

Region's fishery output ranks high
1 year, 5 months ago

Region's fishery output ranks high

China Daily  

Zhanjiang has developed five deep-water net cage aquaculture zones, namely Zhanjiang Bay, Donghai Island, Xilian, Liusha and Caotan. Zhanjiang has developed nearshore shellfish farming focusing on the oyster, covering an area of 20,000 hectares, with annual production of various shellfish reaching 450,000 metric tons. In 2022, the total fishery output of Zhanjiang amounted to more than 1.25 million tons, worth …

As climate change hits, China weighs new water megaprojects
1 year, 6 months ago

As climate change hits, China weighs new water megaprojects

India Today  

As droughts loom, China is planning ambitious new water infrastructure projects in hope that moving more of the precious liquid across the country will mitigate the impact of climate change - but experts warn more river diversions may be costly. Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said the plan would "unblock the major arteries" of the river system by 2035, …

Shandong to build water sample network
1 year, 11 months ago

Shandong to build water sample network

China Daily  

Shandong government recently released a regulation stating that the province will complete the construction of a water sample network by the end of 2025. According to the regulation, the coverage rate of the water network in the province is expected to reach 88.2 percent, and the total annual water consumption of the province will be limited to 24.11 billion cubic …

每日一词∣国家水网 national water network
2 years, 3 months ago

每日一词∣国家水网 national water network

China Daily  

据水利部介绍，十年来，立足流域整体和水资源空间均衡配置，我国加快实施一批重大引调水工程。南水北调东、中线一期工程建成通水，累计供水量达到565亿立方米，惠及1.5亿人。安全可靠、集约高效、绿色智能、调控有序的国家水网正在加快构建。 To achieve the balanced spatial allocation of water resources, China has sped up the construction of a batch of major water diversion projects in the past decade, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said at a press conference on Tuesday, giving the example of parts of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which transferred 56.5 billion cubic meters of water …

每日一词∣国家水网 national water network
2 years, 3 months ago

每日一词∣国家水网 national water network

China Daily  

据水利部介绍，十年来，立足流域整体和水资源空间均衡配置，我国加快实施一批重大引调水工程。南水北调东、中线一期工程建成通水，累计供水量达到565亿立方米，惠及1.5亿人。安全可靠、集约高效、绿色智能、调控有序的国家水网正在加快构建。 To achieve the balanced spatial allocation of water resources, China has sped up the construction of a batch of major water diversion projects in the past decade, Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said at a press conference on Tuesday, giving the example of parts of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which transferred 56.5 billion cubic meters of water …

Shandong builds inland water transportation network
2 years, 5 months ago

Shandong builds inland water transportation network

China Daily  

The Zaozhuang section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Shandong province is beautifully illuminated by a set of lanterns themed on "prosperity brought by the dragon and the phoenix" in the Taierzhuang ancient town scenic area. Shandong province has been ramping up efforts to build a comprehensive inland water transportation network that is "connected to seas and rivers", local media …

Hechi implements 77 water conservancy infrastructure projects this year
2 years, 7 months ago

Hechi implements 77 water conservancy infrastructure projects this year

China Daily  

According to the Hechi water conservancy bureau, 77 construction projects in Hechi were included in the 2022 water conservancy infrastructure project as of April 30, with all of them receiving financial support from the central budget and Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The projects have a total investment plan of 989.76 million yuan and have already invested 248.4 million yuan. The …

China endeavors to fight water scarcity
2 years, 8 months ago

China endeavors to fight water scarcity

China Daily  

Fan Lanchi, 58, still remember the flavor of a cup of tea 39 years ago, when he was a student at Nankai University. "It tasted so sweet," said Fan, who is now an official of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, working to protect water resources in the Haihe River basin. With tap water accessible to over 80 percent of …

Quzhou water conservancy irrigation
2 years, 11 months ago

Quzhou water conservancy irrigation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-01-13 A bird-eye view of a canal diverted from the Wuxi River. The on-site 14th Five-Year Plan renewal supporting facilities and modernization project of Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province completed the investment of 134.1 million yuan, making progress in the targeted annual task, according to local media reports on Jan 3. Quzhou has long boasted its water conservancy …

Shanxi makes progress in soil erosion treatment in 2016-20
3 years, 10 months ago

Shanxi makes progress in soil erosion treatment in 2016-20

China Daily  

Shanxi province managed to treat 18,350 square kilometers of land suffering from soil erosion during the 13th Five-Year period, according to an announcement from Shanxi Provincial Department of Water Resources on Feb 5. In the past five years, Shanxi expanded its water supply capacity by 549 million cubic meters, and the province's optimized water supply capacity reached 8.6 billion cu …

Jiaxing to build water landscape
4 years, 5 months ago

Jiaxing to build water landscape

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated : Jul 15, 2020 Jiaxing in East China's Zhejiang province plans to construct a water landscape based on its nine major rivers. Jiaxing in East China's Zhejiang province will construct a water landscape to increase its aesthetic appeal and natural environment, Jiaxing Daily reported recently. Jiaxing is well-known for the nine rivers that flow through its downtown area, …

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