South–North Water Transfer Project
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The South–North Water Transfer Project is a massive Chinese infrastructure initiative designed to divert water from the Yangtze River basin in the south to supply the more arid northern regions, including Beijing and Tianjin.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese national project
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infrastructure megaproject ⓘ water diversion project ⓘ |
| affectsRegion |
Hebei Province
NERFINISHED
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Henan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubei Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiangsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ North China Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Shandong Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectsRiverBasin | Yellow River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
alleviate water scarcity in northern China
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divert water from south China to north China ⓘ support economic development in northern China ⓘ |
| centralRouteOperationStart | 2014 ⓘ |
| conceptProposedBy | Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 2002 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| designedCapacityPerYear | over 40 billion cubic meters ⓘ |
| easternRouteOperationStart | 2013 ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | hundreds of billions of yuan ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Central Route Project
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Route Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Route Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
ecosystem disruption
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impact on downstream Yangtze flows ⓘ water pollution transfer risk ⓘ |
| hasSocialImpact |
land use change
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population resettlement ⓘ |
| isOneOf | largest water diversion projects in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| managedBy |
Government of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBeneficiaryCity |
Beijing
GENERATED
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Tianjin GENERATED ⓘ |
| planningBegan | 1950s ⓘ |
| policyContext | China's national water security strategy ⓘ |
| primaryWaterSource | Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Three Gorges Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType |
canals
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pumping stations ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tianjin NERFINISHED ⓘ northern China ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural irrigation
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industrial water use ⓘ urban water supply ⓘ |
| usesWaterFrom | Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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