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“BEIJING – The expected rapid urbanization during the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) will threaten the security of China’s water resources, authorities said.
Pollution control and prevention guidelines on eight major rivers and lakes across the country for the next five years were jointly released on Tuesday by the ministries of Environmental Protection, Water Resources, Agriculture, Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Industry and Information Technology, and the National Development and Reform Commission.
All the plans mentioned that rapid urbanization and fast economic development are posing great challenges to water protection in the eight rivers and lakes, including Haihe River near Beijing and Huaihe River, which marks the boundary between China’s north and south.
The volume of pollutants in these waterways during the next five years will increase by 35 to 40 percent due to the industrialization and urbanization in the Haihe River area, according to the plan for that water system.
The plan for the Yellow River said rapid economic development along the river area would create a water shortage of about 14 billion cubic meters by 2030.
According to the plan for Liaohe River, which flows through Liaoning province, breakneck GDP growth will increase the pressure on the river system.”
Read more: China Daily
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