More than 16 million residents in China's capital city Beijing have benefited from water diverted by the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
Currently, the project has transferred over 10.6 billion cubic meters of water to Beijing, effectively alleviating the water shortage in the mega city.
Through the project, water from the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province, a major source for the project, flows to Beijing over a distance of more than 1,200 km.
Upon arrival, the water first enters Beijing's Daning pressure regulating pool, with a flow rate of 50 cubic meters per second. After the pool adjusts the pressure to a suitable level, the water is then distributed to different parts of the city.
"This enables Beijing to supply more water, with a daily amount of 5 million cubic meters. The water is distributed throughout the city via our Daning pressure regulating pool," said Lin Xiong, head of the Fangshan office under the Beijing South-to-North Water Diversion Management Office.
The project's central route, the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin.
Since the route began operations in 2014, Beijing has built an underground water supply loop stretching 107 km to distribute water across the city.
"Our diverting pipeline channels water from the South-to-North Water Diversion main line to the Third Water Plant. The plant mainly serves three districts, including Haidian, Dongcheng, and Xicheng, benefiting around 3 million people, with a daily water supply of 210,000 cubic meters," said Li Meiting, deputy director of the Beijing management office.
China's mega water diversion project benefits 16 mln Beijing residents
