国内英语资讯:China diverts 10 billion cubic meters of water from south to north
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 3-- <span word="Some">Some</span> 53.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="diversion">diversion</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="draught">draught</span>-<span word="prone">prone</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="diversion">diversion</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="North">North</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Diversion">Diversion</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="canals">canals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Danjiangkou">Danjiangkou</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> 2.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="serving">serving</span> 11 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="about">about</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="from">from</span> 100 <span word="to">to</span> 150 <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span>. <span word="Previously">Previously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="got">got</span> 2.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hebei">Hebei</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="got">got</span> 3.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="role">role</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>, <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ecology">ecology</span>, <span word="build">build</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resource">resource</span>-<span word="conserving">conserving</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p>
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