On July 1, the Henan Provincial Headquarter for Flood Control and Drought Relief, along with the Construction Administration Bureau of the Central Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, held an emergency response drill at the exit of the Qinhe inverted siphon project in Boai county, Jiaozuo city.
Thanks to water diverted from the Yangtze River in China's south, the average groundwater level in the plain area of Beijing reached 23.32 meters in May, rising 3.16 meters over four years.
Located at the central part of China, Henan lies in the mid-lower reach of the Yellow River, the country's second longest river.
The Nanyang Blue Sky Rescue Team and the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Management Office conducted an emergency drill for water rescue on June 22, in the upstream of the Baihe River in Nanyang.
A management conference of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was recently held by the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) in Zhengzhou, Henan province.
Top legislator Li Zhanshu has emphasized the need for treating water pollution and protecting water environment according to law.
Miyun Reservoir, Beijing's largest, has supplied over 4 million cubic meters of water to a dried-up river in its downstream over the past two weeks, the publicity department of Miyun District in northern Beijing has said.