source:Xinhua news agency editor in charge:Wang Chiyu

Beijing, May 1 (Xinhua) a reporter learned from the national development and Reform Commission that, in order to give full play to the role of investment in the central budget and promote the comprehensive resumption of water conservancy projects, the national development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of water resources, in accordance with the principle of maintaining continuous construction and ensuring key points, allocated more than 53 billion yuan of central budget investment to strengthen the construction of water conservancy infrastructure.

According to reports, the funds will be mainly used to support the continued construction of supporting water-saving reconstruction projects in large and medium-sized irrigation areas, major water diversion and diversion projects, key water source projects, key river and lake control projects, and new large-scale irrigation projects, as well as soil and water loss on slope farmland, risk removal and reinforcement of large and medium-sized reservoirs, small and medium-sized rivers control, drainage in key areas, medium-sized reservoirs and water ecological control The construction of other key water conservancy projects is expected to boost the direct and indirect investment in water conservancy of about 650 billion yuan. While further complementing the short board of water conservancy infrastructure, improving the ability of flood control, drought relief and disaster reduction and water resources guarantee, it will provide more employment positions including rural labor force, and promote farmers' income. (reporter an Bei).