Seven-year advance of investment in Shandong section of South-to-north Water Diversion project

Xinhua Jinan, January 22, Xinhua reporter from the Shandong Province South-to-north Water Diversion Project Construction Authority learned that since the fourth quarter of 2008, China issued a series of expansion of domestic demand, guarantee the growth of major initiatives, the South-to-north Water Diversion project in Shandong accelerated construction, a total investment of 3.24 billion yuan, more than the first seven years combined.　　As a major strategic infrastructure to alleviate the serious shortage of water resources and optimize the allocation of water resources in the north of China, the overall planning of the South-to-north Water Diversion project is divided into the East line, the midline and the Western Line three water diversion lines, of which Shandong is the key province of the Eastern Railway Project. Since the start of the South-to-north Water Diversion project in December 2002, the overall progress of the South-to-north water Diversion project in Shandong Province has been smooth, and the preliminary work of Main Trunk project has been basically completed.　　As at the end of December last year, Shandong 11 individual projects, 53 design units, has started construction 7 individual, 39 design unit projects, a total of 5.643 billion yuan investment. It is understood that, in 2010, the South-to-north Water Diversion project in Shandong section of the main road north, Jinan, east of the construction will be all started, under construction in the completion of the original remaining investment plan, to ensure the completion of the investment in the construction of the project this year, will complete the completion of the Jiping trunk line Speed up construction of supporting related projects.