introduction
Water is the source of life, people's survival and life are closely related to water, but the distribution of water resources on the mainland is extremely uneven, the difference between the north and the south is great, especially the northwest region is extremely short of water, with the development of the mainland, the mainland can undertake more and more projects, more and more, water diversion projects have once again become the focus of everyone's attention.
The epic water diversion project presided over by many academicians in the mainland has gradually come into people's field of vision.
The project requires an investment of 4 trillion yuan, takes 10 years, and stretches more than 6,100 kilometers, which is equivalent to the length of the Yangtze River, which is equivalent to the artificial reconstruction of a Yangtze River.
It is estimated that the annual water diversion will be as high as 60 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to the annual runoff of the Yellow River, and after it is built, it can radiate 70% of the land area of the mainland and benefit tens of thousands of human beings.
So what exactly is this project? Is it really that good, and can it change the fate of water scarcity in northwest China?
Great water diversion project planning
Although now when everyone mentions the Great Northwest, they will also think of Dunhuang, the grapes and cantaloupe of Xinjiang, and the beautiful young lady with big eyes and high nose, but the first impression of the Great Northwest must be the yellow sand in the sky and the endless desert.
After that, there is the scarcity of water resources, unlike the small bridges and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River, which is a barren desert and dry land, and the problem of water resources has always been a problem that plagues the development of the northwest.
Faced with such a situation, dozens of professors and experts from the mainland discussed and studied together, and finally came up with a great idea of building the "Hongqi River," a water diversion project in the western region.
After their research and investigation, they proposed that the water from the southeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau could be diverted to the northwest region, that is, the abundant water resources of many rivers such as the Brahmaputra River, the Nu River, and the Lancang River could be diverted artificially to let these large water resources flow to the northwest to alleviate the water pressure in the northwest.
According to the estimates of these professors and experts, once the project is completed, the annual water diversion could be as high as 60 billion cubic meters.
And this idea has been initially formed as early as 2016, but because this concept involves more things, it needs to be constantly improved and adjusted, and then after continuous optimization and adjustment, in 2018, this project was set as the S4679 research group, which is enough to show the importance of this project.
After all, the name S4679 is very meaningful, not casual, the initial letter "S" here represents water, that is, this is the subject of water conservancy projects, and "4" is the investment of this project has 4 trillion.
The number "6" represents the amount of water transferred after the completion of the project, which can be as high as 60 billion cubic meters per year, and the number "7" represents the seven major river basins covered by the Hongqi River, an artificially excavated river, including the southwest rivers, the northwest rivers, the Yellow River basin, the Yangtze River basin and so on.
The last number "9" represents the area that can be irrigated after the project is completed, including the three major irrigation areas in Xinjiang, as well as the Hexi Corridor, northern Shaanxi and other places.
This water diversion project planning topic is not just a plan, it is designed by more than 10 professors and experts through on-site investigation, reasonable planning and research, and continuous research and adjustment, which meets the scientific requirements and also has a certain degree of feasibility.
The significance of the construction of the "Red Flag River".
If this artificial heavenly river is successfully built, then its significance will be extraordinary!
Of course, the most important thing is to adjust the problem of uneven distribution of water resources in the north, south, east and west of the mainland, so as to solve the problem of water supply for the people in the northwest region.
According to the requirements of this plan, after the "Hongqi River" is excavated, the excess water resources from the source of the major rivers can be directly introduced into the northwest region, so that there will be no waste of resources, and the water resources of the water-scarce northwest can be used at the same time.
And with water resources, local economic development will also progress and develop to a large extent.
As we all know, the development of both agriculture and industry is inseparable from water resources.
The development of agriculture is essentially inseparable from water resources, although whether crops grow well depends on whether the land is fertil or not, for example, the black soil in the northeast is very fertile, and the crops grown will be bumper.
Although there is nothing wrong with saying this, but the growth of crops is also inseparable from water, and with the development of science and technology, the problem of land fertility can be intervened by chemical means, such as urea, nitrogen fertilizer, compound fertilizer, etc., can increase the fertility of the land, but the problem of water resources can not be solved by chemical means.
Therefore, water resources have become an important resource affecting agricultural development, and will also become the key to restricting the sustainable development of the moon, so the water resources problem in the northwest region of the mainland has seriously affected the development of agriculture.
If the "Hongqi River" project can be implemented, the water resource problem of agriculture in northwest China will be relatively alleviated, the agricultural irrigation area can be increased, and the problem of agricultural water shortage in the northwest plain can be improved, so as to ensure a bumper yield of agricultural grain.
Similarly, the development of industry is inseparable from water resources, although the development of resources has a relatively small demand for water, but for general industrial production, a large amount of water resources are still needed, so if there is a sufficient supply of water resources, then the industry in the northwest region will also develop. At the same time, it can also promote the development of cities in Northwest China, so as to make the development of the "Belt and Road" more stable.
The provision of water resources can not only meet the development of agriculture and industry, but also improve the environment on which human beings depend.
With water resources, it is conducive to the planting of plants and trees, so as to prevent the role of land desertification, so that the desert in the northwest region becomes less, the oasis becomes more, people's living environment will gradually change, the space for development will also slowly become larger, and man and nature will coexist more friendly.
The "Red Flag River" plan can also promote the rational use of resources and promote the integration of ethnic groups.
The idea of the "Hongqi River" is to divert some of the water resources of the major rivers to the northwest region, so that the water resources can be rationally utilized, and the water-scarce areas in the northwest will have available water resources, while the water-rich areas in the southeast will alleviate waterlogging, so as to kill two birds with one stone and benefit more than 400 million people.
And because the northwest region is located inland, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a large desert, the economy is relatively backward, and after the construction of the "Hongqi River", it will inject new impetus into its development, so that to a certain extent, regional development will be realized, the expectation of common development will be realized, and it will be more conducive to national unity.
Although the "Hongqi River" project is conducive to the development of the northwest region of the mainland to a certain extent, and echoes the mainland's south-to-north water diversion plan, after the plan was proposed, it was still questioned by many people.
Difficulties and controversies over the "Red Flag River" project
According to the analysis of many academicians in the mainland, the construction of the Hongqi River is huge, and it will take ten years to build, and according to their research report, it can also be seen that this water diversion project involves many water source areas, complex geological areas, and ecologically fragile areas, so there will be many unforeseen problems in the construction process, such as ecological problems and economic problems.
And although this project has many similarities with the South-to-North Water Diversion, it is never the South-to-North Water Diversion, and it also crosses the first and second steps, and its topography is also relatively complex, in the construction process, some specific routes may also need to dig tunnels, which will have great risks, such as causing landslides, landslides and so on.
At the same time, because there are more rivers designed in this project, and the distribution of riverbeds is also relatively large, there will be some disputes and contradictions.
The project involved a huge amount of money and time, and the fact that such an engineering project is also innovative requires a lot of consideration.
However, for these problems, experts and academicians of relevant research have given explanations in the report, these problems are inevitable, but we must see the long-term development of this project in the future.
Of course, even in the face of these reports, some people will still question that the length of more than 6,100 kilometers, the annual water diversion is comparable to that of the Yellow River, which is sure not to cause ecological problems along the line, will not have a negative impact on the ecological environment along the project, which is originally the northwest region, the ecological environment is not satisfactory, and the forced intervention will have a negative impact.
And whether such a large project will have a butterfly effect, not only the use of water, but also whether the water transfer will have an impact, etc., are the focus of controversy.
At the same time, if the tunnel needs to be excavated in this process, it will not cause local geological disasters, and once it happens, such damage will be a heavy blow to the local area.
In the face of various doubts, the Ministry of Water Resources also responded, saying that the Ministry of Water Resources did not have any plans for the "Red Flag River" plan, and the issue had nothing to do with the Ministry of Water Resources.
Therefore, this project is only a water diversion plan for the western region that is currently being discussed.
epilogue
The great idea of the Hongqi River is a milestone to a certain extent, it solves the problem of water scarcity to a certain extent, and can also promote economic development, but the implementation of this project still needs further consideration.
After all, there are many problems that need to be faced.
Resources:
China Daily, September 28, 2018, "The Water Diversion in the Western Region of the "Hongqi River" is Still in the Research Stage
The Paper - March 1, 2018 "Hongqi River" Water Diversion Concept: The bigger the project, the more scientific demonstration is required
News Network - January 18, 2018 "Academicians and Experts Discuss the "Hongqi River" Western Water Diversion Project
Baidu Encyclopedia - "Hongqi River" Western Water Diversion Project