The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has transferred nearly 50 billion cubic meters of water to the north in seven years

Xinhua Chart, Beijing, December 12, 2021

Chart: The South-to-North Water Diversion Project has transferred nearly 50 billion cubic meters of water to the north in seven years

The reporter learned from China South-to-North Water Diversion Group Co., Ltd. that in the past 7 years since the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was fully connected to the water, nearly 50 billion cubic meters of water has been transferred to the north, benefiting 140 million people, and the economic development pattern of more than 40 large and medium-sized cities has been optimized due to water transfer.

Xinhua News Agency, produced by Meng Lijing