Henan Receives 15.407 Billion Cubic Meters of Diverted Water in Past 7 Years

Henan Receives 15.407 Billion Cubic Meters of Diverted Water in Past 7 Years

南水北调通水七年 为河南搬运了1400多个杭州西湖

　　At a press conference themed the protection of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project (central route) in Henan province held on February 24, Wang Guodong, deputy director of the Department of Water Resources of Henan Province, answered questions of journalists.

　　2月24日，在《河南省南水北调饮用水水源保护条例》新闻发布会上，省水利厅党组副书记、副厅长王国栋回答记者提问。

　　The Danjiangkou Reservoir in Nanyang city. [Photo provided to Henan Daily]

　　China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project (central route) had transferred 43.817 billion cubic meters of water to the country's drought-prone north by February 21, 2022, of which 15.407 billion cubic meters were diverted to Henan, accounting for 35.2 percent of the total, with 3.283 billion cubic meters supplied to 26 rivers and 8 lakes/reservoirs across the province. A total of 16 million people in 101 towns of 43 counties or county-level cities (urban areas) of 11 prefecture-level cities have been benefiting from the central route. The water quality meets the standard of China's Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water (Type II) or above.

　　据介绍，南水北调工程建成通水7年来，截至2022年2月21日，南水北调中线工程全线累计供水438.17亿立方米，其中累计向我省供水154.07亿立方米，含生态补水32.83亿立方米，占全线累计供水的35.2%，累计向我省26条河流、8个湖库生态补水32.83亿立方米。供水范围覆盖我省11个省辖市市区和43个县（市）城区和101个乡镇，直接受益人口2600万人，供水水质始终保持在Ⅱ类及以上标准。（中文来源/大河网 记者/席茜 编译/赵汉青 制作/王君艺 审校/李文竞）