Officials from the environment and resources committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress on
Tuesday kicked off a large-scale examination of how water from the
region's five major rivers is used.
"As part of a nationwide environmental protection drive, the
campaign will be the longest and most wide-ranging examination of
the region's use of water resources," said Luosang Toinzhub, deputy
director of the standing committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional
People's Congress.
During the period from May 8 to June 3, more than 20 members
from the environment and resources committee of the regional
people's congress will travel along the Yarlung Zangbo River,
Nyangchu River, Lhasa River, Niyang River, and Yarlung River to
collect information and statistics.
The focus will be on the protection of drinking water,
construction of small hydropower plants and pollution treatment
facilities, as well as the building and maintenance of water
conservancy facilities, said Luosang Toinzhub, who is also deputy
head of the organizing committee of the environmental protection
program in Tibet.
The examination will be carried out in 16 counties in the Lhasa,
Xigaze, Shannan, and Nyingchi areas.
(Xinhua News Agency May 9, 2007)
