The South–North Water Transfer Project, which is also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (Chinese: 南水北调工程; pinyin: Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng) is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in the People's Republic of China. The motivation behind this major strategic infrastructure is to alleviate water shortage in the Northern parts of China.[1]The goal of this project is to transfer 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually from the southern part of China to the northern part of China.[2] The idea of mass water transport to solve the water scarcity problem in China was first developed by Mao Zedong.[3] He believed that in order to better allocate water resources in China, A huge water transport project should be constructed .[4] The plan of a major water transfer project was finally approved by the State Council in 2002. [5]This South-to-North Water Transfer Project is expected to cost $62 billion and is expected to be completed by 2050. The project requires construction of three major water diversion routes to link the water resources from the South to North.[6]The three routes are Easten Route, Central Route, Western Route.
Social and Environmental Impact
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