Home / Government / Central Government News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read | Comment
China Advances Water Thriftiness
Adjust font size:

The Minister of Water Resources says the Chinese government will increase the efficiency of water use through technical upgrades for farmland irrigation and reforms of the water management system.

Minister Wang Shucheng made the statement one day ahead of World Day for Water, which falls on March 22 of each year. He stressed that water scarcity has become a problem restraining the development of the Chinese economy.

He added China should make energetic efforts to build a society that advocates and encourages thriftiness in water use, adding it is the most efficient means to tackle water shortages in the country.

Around 700,000 people and 207,000 head of livestock are currently suffering drinking water shortages in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

(CRI March 22, 2007)
Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Comment
Pet Name
Anonymous
China Archives
Related >>
- Beijing Promises Sufficient Water Supply in 2008
- Drive to Purify Tap Water Under Way
- Water Shortages Hit 700,000 People in Liaoning
Most Viewed >>
Questions and Answers More
Q: What kind of law is there in place to protect pandas?
A: In order to put the protection of giant pandas and other wildlife under the law, the Chinese government put the protection of rare animals and plants into the Constitution.
Useful Info
- Who's Who in China's Leadership
- State Structure
- China's Political System
- China's Legislative System
- China's Judicial System
- Mapping out 11th Five-Year Guidelines
Links
- Chinese Embassies
- International Department, Central Committee of CPC
- State Organs Work Committee of CPC
- United Front Work Department, Central Committee of CPC