Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the ecological restoration and the protection of water sources along the Yangtze River in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 3, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Top legislator Li Zhanshu has emphasized the need for treating water pollution and protecting water environment according to law.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, led a team to inspect enforcement of the water pollution control law in east China's Jiangsu Province from Monday to Thursday, calling for strengthened analysis and control of pollution to ensure a better water environment.
The inspection team visited the cities of Nanjing, Yangzhou and Suzhou in Jiangsu, and inspected the provincial bureau of ecology and environment, enterprises, villages, a sewage treatment plant, more than 10 riverways, as well as the east bank of Taihu Lake.
When inspecting the water sources at the Yangtze River for the south-to-north water diversion project, Li led the team to check water quality and asked local officials to protect the water sources well to ensure clean water is transfered to the arid north.
Li also said that the river chiefs, or stewards assigned for each waterway to treat water pollution, should not only protect the waters but have the responsibility of increasing public awareness of the laws.
Having visited two villages in Suzhou to get a first-hand information about sewage treatment in rural areas, Li stressed that great efforts should be made to ensure that water pollution treatment is a well-done job so that people are satisfied with the work.
When meeting with representatives from local legislatures and governments, Li called for full implementation of laws and urged the governments to lead green development. He also said enterprises should be more ecological friendly and low-carbon life should be promoted in the public.