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The South–North Water Transfer Project, also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, [1] is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in China that aims to channel 44.8 cubic kilometers (44.8 billion cubic meters) of fresh water each year [2] from the Yangtze River in southern China to the more arid and industrialized north through three canal systems: [3]
The Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project (Chinese: 滇中引水工程; pinyin: Diānzhōng yǐnshuǐ gōngchéng) is a large-scale civil engineering project under construction that will allow water from the Jinsha River near Lijiang to be transported to Central Yunnan. The total length of the water channels will be 664 km (413 mi), of which ...
Regionally, the Luanhe-Tianjin water diversion project [16] and the Central Yunnan Water Diversion Project were developed to solve spatial supply-demand mismatches. The development or diversion of major transboundary rivers originating in China, such as the Brahmaputra River and the Mekong River, could be a source on tension with China's neighbors.
Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project [ edit ] While the government of the PRC has declared the establishment of a "Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon National Reservation", there have also been governmental plans and feasibility studies for a major dam to harness hydroelectric power and divert water to other areas in China.
Pumping station under construction, the source of the diverted water, May 2018. Haikou Nandu River Water Diversion Project (Chinese: 海口南渡江引水工程) is a project to divert water from the Nandu River to parts of Haikou Prefecture, in particular, an agricultural area west of Haikou City where lychee are grown.
[4] [5] The Project is called Grand Inga and is planned to be realised on the lower Congo River. [6] As of 2014, China is working on a 50,000 MW [7] dam as part of the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project. Another proposal, Penzhin Tidal Power Plant, presumes an installed capacity up to 87,100 MW.
The Dujiangyan (Chinese: 都江堰; pinyin: Dūjiāngyàn) is an ancient irrigation system in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China. Originally constructed around 256 BC by the State of Qin as an irrigation and flood control project, it is still in use today.
The Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China is an executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China responsible for managing water resources in China. It is the 18th-ranking department of the State Council.