�� The Xiaolangdi Project, the largest dam on the Yellow River, started storing water October 25, according to officials with the project.

�� If there is amply water supply in the upper reaches of the river, the first power-generating unit at the dam will begin generating power by the end of this year, according to Xiaolangdi Administration officials.

�� The project has used one billion US dollars-worth of World Bank loans. It is a multi-purpose project in central China's Henan Province for flood control, ice control, dredging, water supply, and hydro-electric power.

�� It is expected to be completed by the year 2001 at a total cost of 34.75 billion yuan (about 4.19 billion US dollars).

�� The project used 21 billion yuan (about 2.5 billion US dollars) to complete construction of the main flood-control facilities and relocate nearly 40,000 people living in the vicinity of the dam. (Xinhua)