Diverted water restores life in Xiong'an

Area suffered from inadequate supply due to climate change, human activity

China has diverted 2.69 billion cubic meters of water, roughly 190 times the volume of Hangzhou's West Lake, to help rejuvenate aquatic ecosystems in Xiong'an New Area, a senior official from the Ministry of Water Resources said.

Yang Derui, director-general of the ministry's water resources management department, said the ministry is also promoting the building of a reservoir and other facilities to guarantee adequate water supply to the area, with water coming from the country's two longest rivers－the Yangtze and Yellow.

He made the remarks exclusively to China Daily ahead of Thursday's fourth anniversary of the establishment of the area in Hebei province.