More Tibetans to benefit from drinking water project
( 2003-11-04 11:08) (Xinhua)
Construction of the second phase of a project for bringing drinking water to
more Tibetans and their livestock has begun in southwest China's Tibet
Autonomous Region.
An official with the administrative office of the project said the second
phase would cost 270 million yuan (about 32.53 million US dollars) and, when
completed it would benefit 270,000 people and 3.06 million head of livestock in
1,336 Tibetan villages.
There has been a serious water shortage in Tibet, where there are many high
mountains and steep valleys, plus unevenly distributed waterfall. Many local
residents have developed diseases from drinking untreated water for long time.
The official said 560 million yuan (about 67.47 million US dollars) has been
set aside for building the entire drinking water project, due for completion in
five years.
The first phase of the drinking water project has just finished, benefiting
330,000 people and 3.89 million head of livestock in 1, 870 villages of
Tibet.
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