A government project to solidify sand in the Tianmo Desert west of Beijing has prevented sandstorms from ravishing the capital during the last few years, a Xinhua News Agency report said.

The government's project to solidify the sand in the Tianmo desert in northern China's Hebei province has protected Beijing from sandstorms. [Photo: Xinhua]

The government started solidifying the sand in a 2,667-hectare area of the Tianmo Desert in north China's Hebei province in 2000 in an attempt to stop blinding sandstorms from blowing into the capital and Tianjin each spring.

Located 80 kilometers west of Beijing and adjacent to a municipal reservoir, the Tianmo Desert is one of the major sources of sandstorms in northern China.

The government's project to solidify the sand in the Tianmo desert in northern China's Hebei Province has protected Beijing from sandstorms.

The government's project to solidify the sand in the Tianmo desert in northern China's Hebei Province has protected Beijing from sandstorms.

(CRI March 17, 2008)