Foam is seen along a one-kilometer-long section of Shaying
River, the major branch of the Huaihe River, yesterday resulted
from increasing waste discharges from plants on the upper river.
The polluted water is threatening drinking water supplies to people
along the lower reaches of the river.
The Huaihe River, which originates from Tongbai Mountain in
central China's Henan Province, flows eastwardly between
Yellow and Yangtze rivers. The line formed between the Huaihe
River and the Qinling Mountains in west China serves as a watershed
for climate changes in the country.
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2007)
