120 million benefit from China project that diverts water

An aerial view of the Danjiangkou Dam in Hubei province. The reservoir is the start of the middle route of the South-North Water Diversion Project. - China Daily

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Over the past six years, more than 120 million people in northern China have directly benefited from a massive water-diversion project that transfers water from the Yangtze River, authorities said on Saturday (Dec 12).

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the world's largest such project, has diverted 39.4 billion cubic meters of water to arid areas in the north in that time, the Ministry of Water Resources said in a news release.