Southwest China's Yunnan province will implement a cistern project to tackle the ongoing drought, a senior provincial official said.

Kong Chuizhu, vice-chairman of the standing committee of the Yunnan provincial people's congress and a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, said the province is ready to launch a serious battle against the lingering drought.

A project known as "Cisterns of Love", which is about building cisterns that range in capacity from 30 to 50 cubic meters, can provide a three-member family and their livestock with sufficient water, Kong said.