Held on the 13th of Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.“Ten years in China”At a series of thematic press conferences，Zhang Xiangwei, Director of Planning Department of the Ministry of Water Resources, introduced.，The Party Central Committee、The State Council attaches great importance to the construction of water infrastructure。Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC，172 items have been implemented successively.、150 major water conservancy projects。For ten years，The investment in water conservancy construction nationwide reached 6 percent.66 trillion yuan，Five times as many as in the previous decade。

Data Map：The Luojiu Water Conservancy Project in the upper reaches of the Pearl River Basin is discharging flood.。 Photo by Meng Mingming

A reporter asked a question at the meeting.，Since this year，The Ministry of Water Resources further strengthens the construction of water infrastructure。What role has the water infrastructure system played in promoting high-quality economic and social development in China in the past ten years?？

Zhang Xiangwei pointed out，The Party Central Committee、The State Council attaches great importance to the construction of water infrastructure。Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC，172 items have been implemented successively.、150 major water conservancy projects。For ten years，The investment in water conservancy construction nationwide reached 6 percent.66 trillion yuan，Five times as many as in the previous decade，During this period, the construction of important flood storage and detention areas in the Yangtze River Basin was implemented.、Flood control and management of the lower Yellow River、A number of key flood control projects in the Xijiang River basin, such as the Datengxia Water Control Project，Large-scale management of small and medium-sized rivers has also been carried out.、Construction of dangerous reservoir reinforcement and other projects，New storage capacity of 105.1 billion cubic meters，New dikes above Grade 5:5.650,000 kilometers，Large rivers have basically formed channels and dikes.、Reservoir、Flood storage and detention areas are the main components of the river basin flood control engineering system.，It has played an important role in ensuring the safety of people's lives and property and major infrastructure.。

In addition，In the past ten years,，The first phase of the Middle East Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has also been constructed.、Water diversion from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River、Lead the Han River to the Wei River、Cross-basin water resources allocation in the Pearl River Delta、54 trans-regional water diversion projects，Designed annual water diversion volume: 647.900 million cubic meters，The overall allocation capacity of water resources in China has been significantly improved.。

Zhang Xiangwei said，Since this year，Resolutely implement the Party Central Committee、A series of policies and measures of the State Council on stabilizing the economy，Speeding up the Construction of Water Conservancy Projects，In the newly started project、Complete the investment、Employment and other aspects have achieved remarkable results.。

First, the number of projects started is the largest in the same period in history.。Since this year，National Water Conservancy Projects Newly Started 1.90,000，Set a record。Especially the second phase of the Huaihe River waterway into the sea、The Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Diverts Water from the Yangtze River、A number of major projects of strategic significance, such as the allocation of water resources in Guangdong around the Beibu Gulf, have been successfully started.，These projects have been demonstrated for a long time.、Major water infrastructure that has not been done for many years。

Second, the scale of investment has reached a record high.。While increasing government investment，Local government special debt、Financial support、Multi-directional development of social capital，Raise funds for water conservancy construction through various channels。1—August，A total of 977.6 billion yuan has been invested in water conservancy construction nationwide.，Year-on-year growth of 50.9%。The national investment in water conservancy construction has exceeded 700 billion yuan.，Reaching 703.6 billion yuan，Year-on-year growth of 63.9%。

The three is to provide a large number of jobs.。Give full play to the wide range of construction sites of water conservancy projects、The industrial chain is long、Advantages of absorbing more employment，Actively create jobs，In particular, we should absorb as much rural labor force as possible.。1—August，The construction of water conservancy projects has absorbed a total of 1.91 million workers.，Among them, the rural labor force is 1.53 million。

Zhang Xiangwei said，Large-scale water infrastructure construction is steadily increasing and employment is stable.、It has played an important role in promoting high-quality economic and social development.。Source：China News Network