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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese national project
infrastructure megaproject
water diversion project
affectsRegion Hebei Province NERFINISHED
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
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
Eastern Route Project NERFINISHED
Western Route Project NERFINISHED
hasEnvironmentalConcern ecosystem disruption
impact on downstream Yangtze flows
water pollution transfer risk
hasSocialImpact land use change
population resettlement
isOneOf largest water diversion projects in the world
locatedIn China
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
Tianjin GENERATED
planningBegan 1950s
policyContext China's national water security strategy
primaryWaterSource Yangtze River NERFINISHED
relatedTo Three Gorges Dam NERFINISHED
routeType canals
pumping stations
tunnels
suppliesWaterTo Beijing NERFINISHED
Tianjin NERFINISHED
northern China
supports agricultural irrigation
industrial water use
urban water supply
usesWaterFrom Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED

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Danjiangkou partOf South–North Water Transfer Project