Yangtze River Project Approved

Two major Yangtze River tributaries are to be linked in a 元6bn ($878m) project approved by China’s State Council.

The proposed canal will be 67.23km long and is expected to replenish water supplies on China’s South-North Water Diversion project.

It is expected to have a maximum diversion ability of 500 cubic metres per second.

The South-North Water Diversion Project has been designed to divert water consisting of eastern, central and western routes from the water-rich south region to the dry north regions of China.

Water will be diverted from the Danjiangkou Reservoir on Hanjiang River to north China cities such as Beijing and Tianjin, which is the central route of the project.

The project funded by central government is expected to begin by the end of March, according to chinadaily.com.cn.