Danjiangkou Reservoir, which is located on Hanjiang River and a major tributary of the Yangtze River, serves as the source of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Every small drop of water here carries a huge responsibility to supply the Chinese capital city Beijing.
The project is exactly what is needed for China's sustainable economic growth, environmental protection, and the betterment of people's well-being.
The south-to-north water diversion project, the world's largest, was designed to take water from China's longest river, the Yangtze, through eastern, middle and western routes to feed dry areas in the north. Over the past five years, the middle and eastern routes of the project have benefited more than 120 million people.
From Dec. 12 to 28 in 2017, the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project opened its doors to public visitors for the first time.
The work conference of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has set improving quality and raising efficiency as the overall requirement and task in 2018.
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project should better position itself to seek development and help solve the contradiction.
The 2018 work conference of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project set this year's working principles as "seek progress while keeping performance stable and improve quality and efficiency."
The work focus of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has shifted to keeping the project running smoothly while improving its quality and efficiency.