Water diversion operation of eastern route of South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 launched

This photo taken on Oct. 20, 2026 shows a view of the Taierzhuang Pump Station of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Taierzhuang District of Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Jia Lizhang/Xinhua)

Staff members patrol inside the Taierzhuang Pump Station of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Taierzhuang District of Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 20, 2026. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Jia Lizhang/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows the sluice gates of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows a view of the Gaoshui River, a water conveyance channel of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows a view of a control station of the Jiangdu water control project of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows a view of the Jiangdu water control project of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in Jiangdu District of Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. According to the China South-to-North Water Diversion Corporation, the water diversion operation for the entire line of the first phase of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project for 2026-2027 was launched on Tuesday. (Photo by Ren Fei/Xinhua)