Water projects to be expedited

Shortages in Shaanxi show need for development of diversion plans

Construction of 10 key water projects will be accelerated in Shaanxi province in the next decade, after water shortages caused a bottleneck in its sustainable development plans.

One of the projects will see 1.5 billion cubic meters of water diverted annually from the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River, a major tributary of the Yangtze, to the Weihe River, the largest branch of the Yellow River. Officials say the plan is the largest single water supply project in the province's history.