Swiss move in to help quench China’s thirst
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Social
Swiss industry has launched an effort to assist China in managing its water resources. Water shortages and pollution are a major environmental challenge for Beijing. To irrigate the land, the peasants have to dig deeper and deeper, more than 100 metres. Every year the pumps work harder, and the electricity bills mount. Paradoxically, the village is situated right beside the Guanting reservoir, an enormous artificial lake whose blue waves tantalise the peasants. “We are not allowed to take water from the reservoir,” they explain. This water is exclusively intended for the city of Beijing, even though the reservoir lies within the territory of Hebei. Read more: http://j.mp/J37FHJ Photo: (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)
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