In which year was the South-to-North Water Transfer Project built? What does it do?

1952, when Mao Zedong inspected the Yellow River, he put forward the idea of transferring water from south to north. It was not until February 27, 2002 that the South-to-North Water Transfer Project officially started construction. From the start of construction in June 2003 to June 2006, the first phase of the East Line Project took15.5 years. With the development of human society, the utilization of water resources is increasing. At present, the total annual utilization of water resources in China reaches more than 600 billion cubic meters. However, the spatial and temporal distribution of water resources in nature is uneven. From the time point of view, China's water resources are mainly brought by the summer monsoon, that is, there is more precipitation and more water resources in summer, while winter is the season with less precipitation and less water resources in China.

The total distribution of water resources in different regions of China is very different. For this reason, China began to plan the "South-to-North Water Transfer Project" from 1952, and successively designed more than 50 schemes, and finally determined the schemes of transferring water from the Yangtze River basin in the east, west and third routes. It can completely solve the problem of water shortage in northern China. Provide a steady stream of power for the economic development of the northern region. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is by far the largest water transfer project in the world. Due to the lack of water resources, even if the possibility of saving water, pollution control and tapping potential is fully exerted, the Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin can not support its sustainable economic and social development only by local water resources.

In order to alleviate the increasingly serious shortage of water resources in the Huang-Huai-Hai basin, improve the ecological environment, maintain economic development and social progress, and promote the economic development and social progress in the Huang-Huai-Hai basin, the central government decided to transfer water from the Yangtze River basin with relatively abundant water and implement the South-to-North Water Transfer Project. The first is to solve the problem of water shortage in the northern region, promote the economic and social development and urbanization process in this region, and also solve the problem that 7 million people drink high-fluorine water and brackish water for a long time. After the South-to-North Water Transfer Project is realized, a large water network pattern of "North-South allocation and East-West mutual assistance" will be built, which can promote the economic development in the northern region and enhance the local water resources carrying capacity. The South-to-North Water Transfer Project is a good project that benefits the country and the people!