Breakthrough for West Liaohe River

In a historic breakthrough, the main stream of the West Liaohe River witnessed uninterrupted flow along its entire length for the first time in almost three decades, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.

This remarkable achievement happened as a spring water supplementation program, which was launched on March 4, continued in the watercourse, eventually extending its water-filled sections to the mouth of its tributary Jiaolai River at 10 am on Thursday, the ministry noted.

A major part of Liaohe River, one of the seven largest in the country, the West Liaohe has been in a state of interruption since the conclusion of its flood season in 1998, making it the only major watercourse in the country facing such a situation.