China says silt in Three Gorges Dam area under control
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-27 19:08
Wang said that the project's influence on the ecological environment generally fell within the scope the feasibility report had estimated.
He added with the area's soil erosion under control, the Yangtze water quality remained the best among China's major rivers.
China has allocated a total of 2 billion yuan to the project in effort to protect the soil and water in the upper reaches of the river. It has also increased its financial support for an ambitious tree-planting project along the Yangtze River valley.
Statistics indicated that until 2006 soil erosion has been reduced by one percent annually in the area of the Three Gorges.
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