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China starts more major water projects in first nine months than all of last year
China has started more major water projects in the first nine months of this year than it did during all of last year.
The projects are part of an accelerated effort to build a national water network.
In Hubei, work has entered its main construction stage on an upgrade to shipping facilities at the Gezhouba Dam.
In Fujian, the Shangbaishi water project is under construction and is expected to reduce flood risk for more than 600,000 people in eastern Fujian.
Work has also begun on flood-control improvements at the Tiaoxi River in the Taihu Lake basin, aimed at protecting the Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou plain.
Separately, 2,012 rural water-supply projects have been completed this year.
By the end of the year, the share of rural residents with access to tap water is expected to reach 97%.
China started more major water conservancy projects in the first three quarters of this year than in all of last year.
The Ministry of Water Resources said construction of the national water network has accelerated this year.
The Three Gorges water transport new channel project includes a new channel at the Three Gorges hub and an expansion of Gezhouba’s shipping capacity.
Construction of upstream and downstream cofferdams for the Gezhouba expansion began on the 10th, marking the start of its main construction phase.
China completed 2,012 rural water supply projects this year, and the rural tap-water coverage rate is expected to reach 97% by year-end.
- Who
- The Ministry of Water Resources reported the project figures.
- What
- China started more major water conservancy projects in the first three quarters than in all of last year.
- When
- In the first three quarters of this year; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Across China. Projects mentioned include sites in Ningde, Fujian, and the Taihu Lake basin.
- Why
- The projects include flood-control and water-supply work; the sources do not state a specific reason for the overall increase.
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The number of newly started major water conservancy projects exceeded the total for all of last year.
Construction began on the upstream and downstream cofferdams for the Gezhouba shipping capacity expansion.
Construction began on the Tiaoxi flood-control project in the Taihu Lake basin.
Rural tap-water coverage is expected to reach 97%.
- Major projects
- First three quarters: more started than in all of last year
- Rural water supply projects
- 2,012 completed this year
- Expected rural tap-water coverage
- 97% by year-end
- Gezhouba expansion
- Cofferdam construction began on October 10
- Tiaoxi flood-control project
- Located in the Taihu Lake basin
Sources
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