2009-05-10 16:18:35 Source: China News Network (Beijing) 929 mobile phones keep abreast of the news
Core Tip: Jing Cheng, Beijing, Secretary Water saving water today in the General Assembly that South-to-North water diversion to Beijing planning to delay the five-year, which makes less than the original dam, the water table decline in the capital of water resources carrying capacity to withstand an unprecedented pressure. Jing Cheng said that the original planning next year’s South-North Water Diversion Project on the Yangtze cited one billion cubic meters of water to Beijing.
China news agency, Beijing, May 10 – Beijing South-North Water Diversion planning five-year delay, which makes less than the original dam, the water table decline in the capital of water resources carrying capacity to withstand the unprecedented pressure. This is Jing Cheng Secretary on the 10th Beijing Municipal Water Affairs Bureau, held here on water conservation revealed the General Assembly.
Jing Cheng said that the original planning next year’s South-North Water Diversion Project on the Yangtze cited one billion cubic meters of water to Beijing, to a certain extent the situation of water shortage in Beijing to ease. However, in accordance with the latest construction plans, the river water from south to north cited deferred to Beijing in 2014, making Beijing the next six years the situation of water shortage even more severe.
Beijing for nine consecutive years of drought caused by shortage of water more, water resources for economic development in Beijing is still bound by the most prominent contradictions. Jing Cheng said that the establishment of the most stringent water management system is the crack capital of the problem of water shortage, water supply this year will be strict enforcement of total control, quota management, five million yuan GDP water consumption again.
Jing Cheng said that this year will make 40 high-water, high pollution, high energy consumption enterprises from Beijing, the development of water-saving advantages of high-end industry.
In addition, Beijing will intensify the use of non-conventional water resources, alleviate the shortage of water resources as a major strategy. Jing Cheng said that in the municipal utility, construction site dust, environment, industrial use of reclaimed water to expand the scope and the number of golf courses, country parks, large green areas, such as agricultural irrigation water use of renewable alternative, renewable sources of water for irrigation at the same time increase the green area 2,000,000 square meters, and strive to make use of reclaimed water was 650 million cubic meters.
It is a serious water shortage in Beijing city, per capita water consumption is currently less than 300 cubic meters, less than the minimum internationally recognized one-third of water, only one-eighth of the average level of China.
