Middle route of China's mega diversion project moves over 40 billion cubic meters of water

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Middle route of China's mega diversion project moves over 40 billion cubic meters of water

"The water supply guarantee rate for recipient cities along the central route has increased from less than 75 percent to above 95 percent, benefiting more than 20 large and medium-sized cities and 131 counties along the route.

About 13 million residents in Beijing benefit from this project, which provides more than 70 percent of the water supply in the city's main urban areas. The middle route has provided 5.9 billion cubic meters of water to 48 rivers in the north for ecological restoration.

 

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This water diversion project saved Beijing, before this project, the hottest topic in China was where China should move the nation's capital to, the city's underground water was dried up, it was a matter of years when Beijing had no drinking water available. Such discussion hasn't been heard of ever since the completion of this project, Beijing now has more than enough water, underground water has been fully replenished and reached record high, Since then Beijing started to build water parks , man made lakes and canals all over the city.
Now Beijing is almost like a water city.

 

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China diverts over 50 billion cubic meters of water from south to north of country
2022-01-08 00:34:31

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The middle and eastern routes of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project have transferred over 50 billion cubic meters of water to the north of the country as of 11 p.m. Friday, official data shows.

The project has benefited 140 million people and optimized the economic development patterns of more than 40 large and medium-sized cities. It has changed the water supply pattern of northern China and improved the ecosystems of rivers and lakes in water-receiving areas, according to a Ministry of Water Resources official.

The middle route will provide safe water resources for the hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, the company in charge of the project has said.

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, the most prominent of the three due to its role in feeding water to the nation's capital, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. It began supplying water in December 2014.
The eastern route began operations in November 2013, transferring water from east China's Jiangsu Province to areas including Tianjin and Shandong.

The western route is in the planning stage and has yet to be built.

China diverts over 50 billion cubic meters of water from south to north of country

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