Water diversion project benefits China’s Tianjin

TIANJIN: The middle route of China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project has benefited more than 12 million people living in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, authorities said.
As of 9 a.m. on Friday, the project had transferred over 9 billion cubic meters of water to Tianjin via the middle route, according to the Tianjin branch of China South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Corporation Limited. Since December 2014, the project has continuously provided quality water to Tianjin, and the water from the south has become a major water source for the municipality, according to the branch. –Agencies