Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
china's south to north water transfer scheme - Coggle Diagram
china's south to north water transfer scheme
facts
It costs $71 billion
It has 29.4 billion cubic meters of water supplying more than 120 million people
70% of the tap water in Beijing is pumped through the middle route of this scheme
30 rivers were replenished and more than 20 cities were supplied
$14 billion per year in economic benefits to cities in the north
it will transfer 44.8 billion of water from the south to the north every year
what is it
A project which transfers 44.8 billion m3 of water from the south to the north of china each year.
The projects will transfer water along 3 routes from areas of water deficit
The eastern route has 9kn of tunnels and 23 pumping stations
it takes up 15% of China's land
it has already moved 29.4 billion cubic meters of water (2019)
the water storage in beijing was 2.88 meters higher than 2014 ending 16 years of decline
more than 20 cities get their water supply from it
advantages
It provides clean water for people in the cities of Beijing and Tianjin
It allows the industry to work and develop bringing wealth to the country
It provides water for farmlands so crops can grow
It will prevent over abstraction in the north
disadvantages
causes flooding which destroys habitats and fragile ecosystems
435 thousand people were relocated
3500 companies have been shut down
Water stress in the south will increase because so much water is being diverted
During droughts there won’t be enough drinking water for 30 million local people
why is the project needed
the north of china don’t have any clean drinking water and that is where the majority of the population live not having enough water can lead to water shortages. This costs china $39 billion a year in lost crops and no industrial output