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South-North Water Transfer Project in China
South-North Water Transfer Project in China
The South-North Water Transfer Project is a significant infrastructure effort in China designed to move water from the wetter southern regions to the Drier Northern parts of the country.
Why was the water transfer project introduced?
Why was the water transfer project introduced?
Northern Chins has been a center of population, industry, and agriculture. The sharing of the region's limited water sources has been inevitably depleting.
Cost of project
Cost of project
This project initially was project cost around 70 billion. As of today, the project's price tag is already up to 150 billion.Â
Time Frame of Project
Time Frame of Project
The SNWTP started in 2002 and is projected to be finished by 2050
Advantages
Advantages
Reducing water insecurity
Better water quality
Additional water will help China with climate change
Groundwater withdrawal is reducing
irrigation is improving with more access to water
Disadvantages
Disadvantages
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by construction
ecological damage to the natural environment
Region is prone to earthquakes, causing potential damage to project
considerable evaporation from canals and reservoir
How much water will be transferred
How much water will be transferred
This project is designed to move 12 trillion gallons of water over more than 1000 kilometers.
Size of the project
Size of the project
The man-made river spans 2,700 miles across China.
Criticism
Criticism
Although the project recharged northern rivers, lakes, and aquifers, reversing groundwater depletion, concerns remain over reduced downstream flows in source regions, which have been partially addressed by supplementary projects.
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