East China Cities to Uplift Flood Control Capacity

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, December 07, 2001

East China Cities to Uplift Flood Control Capacity

Major cities in east China's Jiangsu Province are expected to invest 12 billion yuan (1.46 billion US dollars) in flood control projects starting from 2002 in a bid to enhance their flood control capacity.

Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River valley, the province is subject to flooding mainly due to heavy rain during a short period of time each summer.

According to a decision made recently by the Jiangsu provincial government, the projects will enable Nanjing, capital of the province, Wuxi and scenic Suzhou, the richest cities in Jiangsu, to withstand the worst flooding in a century.

Other major cities in the province will reinforce their flood control infrastructure to be capable of handling the worst flood in half a century.