Chinanews.com, Guangzhou, January 10th (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​According to news from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources on the 10th, at present, the preliminary design report of the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project around the Beibu Gulf has been approved by the Ministry of Water Resources, marking that the project has entered the stage of full implementation. At present, various preparatory work before the start of construction, such as project land application approval and bidding design, are being pushed forward. It is planned to start construction on the whole line in February this year.

  According to the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources, the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project around the Beibu Gulf is a backbone project of the national water network, one of the 150 major national water conservancy projects and one of the 55 major water conservancy projects that the State Council will accelerate in 2022.

  According to the approval document, the project is composed of the Xijiang water source pumping station, the main water delivery line, and the water delivery main line. The average water diversion from the Xijiang River for many years is 1.632 billion cubic meters; the total investment is 61.456 billion yuan; the total construction period is 96 months.

The scene of the review meeting of the preliminary design report of the project (data map) Photo courtesy of the Water Resources Department of Guangdong Province

  According to the Water Conservancy Department of Guangdong Province, after the completion of the project, it will fundamentally solve the problem of water shortage in western Guangdong, especially the Leizhou Peninsula. It is of great significance to effectively invest, stabilize the economic market, and promote long-term development.

  The Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources stated that in the next step, the department will conscientiously implement the work deployment of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, strictly implement the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Water Resources, and give full play to the overall coordination role of the Guangdong Provincial Water Conservancy Project Construction Special Headquarters. , municipal governments and construction units along the line coordinate and solve major problems encountered in the process of project construction in a timely manner, earnestly do a good job in project quality and safety management, and fully promote project construction.

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