South-to-north Water Diversion Project

Brief Introduction     The south-to-north water diversion project aims to divert water from the Yangtze River valley to the reaches of Yellow River, Huaihe River and Haihe River so as to ensure the water supply for farming, industry and life in northern China. Estimated to cost more than 100 billion yuan (12 billion U.S. dollars), the project will have three water diversion routes, namely the east route, middle route and west route.     Once it is completed in five to ten years, about 38 billion to 48 billion cubic meters of water will be transferred yearly to the areas with a population of 300 million.

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