Learn Chinese - Gansu pollutes Yellow River badly

Home Business Politics Life Culture��Edu Sci��Tech Sports Photos

��Search

  China Observer

�� China might encounter labor shortage by 2015

�� China wastes heavily in public memorial ceremonies

�� Chinese people always in a rush

  Photos

�� Colorful yurts part of the scenery

�� 10-meter-long cake lures people

�� 3,009 play rope skipping simultaneously

��Home>>Life

Gansu pollutes Yellow River badly

www.chinanews.cn 2007-07-12 16:05:08

Chinanews, Lanzhou, July 12 �C The water quality of the Yellow River in
Qinghai Province can be categorized as level 2, quite good, but the
quality of the water sample collected from the same Yellow River in
Baiyin, Gansu Province is at level 5, severely polluted.
About 500 km of the Yellow River flow through Gansu Proince. Along that
part of the river, are many industrial cities, like Lanzhou and Baiyin.
Statistics from Gansu Provincial Ecoenviromental Protection
Administration, Gansu discharges 237 million tons of sewage into the
Yellow River every year. Besides, only 34% of domestic sewage are treated
before being discharged into the river.
A research team sent by the National Committee of the Chinese People��s
Political Consultative Conference, China��s top advisory body, also
confirmed the pollution of the Yellow River caused by Gansu.
In the 10th Five-Year Plan Period (2001-2005), China invested 1.4 billion
yuan to treat pollution in the Gansu Section of the Yellow Rive, and
another 4.97 billion yuan will be invested in the 11th Five-Year Plan
Period (2006-2010). However, it won��t be easy to restore the Yellow
River to its original condition, as the pollution was not caused
overnight.

Photos More

Condom costumes
Dragon-canoe
Fashion
Fire balloon

Copyright� 2004 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
Disclaimer: viewpoints in the website do not represent China News Service

Learning Materials, Mandarin audio lessons, Chinese writing lessons, Chinese vocabulary lists, About chinese characters, News in Chinese, Go to China, Travel to China, Study in China, Teach in China, Dictionaries, Learn Chinese Painting, Your name in Chinese, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese songs, Chinese proverbs, Chinese poetry, Chinese tattoo, Beijing 2008 Olympics, Mandarin Phrasebook, Chinese editor, Pinyin editor, China Travel, Travel to Beijing, Travel to Tibet