1. A giant water diversion project
- Author
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Li Rongxia
- Subjects
Kumagai Gumi Company Ltd. -- Contracts ,CMC Co. -- Contracts ,Irrigation water -- Economic aspects ,Waterworks -- Design and construction ,Business - Abstract
An underground canal system, constructed to divert theDatong River from the Qinghai Province to the drier areas in Qinwangchuan near Lanzhou China is nearing completion. Seventeen tunnels with total length of 62 km, equivalent to 82.7% of the total length have been finished. The Gansu provincial government expect the completion of the project to alleviate the poverty situation in the region by increasing agricultural productivity. The foreign-funded project was handled by the Kumagai Gumi Co of Japan, the CMC Co of Italy and the China Huashui Co.
- Published
- 1992