the construction of Lixia River regional project of Yangzhou City was officially started

Source: website of Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau 

        Recently, the construction of Lixia River regional project of Yangzhou City, which is one of the 172 water-saving and water-supply major water conservancy projects determined by the State Council, was officially started. The total investment of projects in our city is 1 billion yuan. Through positive efforts, the proportion of investment above the provincial level is 80%, and the proportion of local supporting facilities is 20%. The project plans to dredge 75 kilometers of river course, reinforce 20 kilometers of levees, and reinforce 72 buildings. In 2023, the project will be completed in an all-round way. 

       Lixiahe river area is an important waterlogged depression in Huaihe River Basin, which is threatened by basin flood on the outside and threatened by regional flood on the inside. This time, the control of plain and low-lying land is mainly concentrated in Baoying County and Jiangdu District of our city. It is mainly a flood control project, which has the comprehensive functions of flood control, water supply and transportation. After the completion of the project, the flood control and drainage standards in Lixiahe district will be greatly improved, among which the flood control standards will be increased to once in 10 years and flood control standards to once in 20 years, so that the flood can be prevented and fully discharged. To solve the problem of flood disaster in low-lying and waterlogging prone areas, and to provide a strong guarantee for local economic development and food production safety.