China's water-network plan Minister sets coverage goal

Sep 30

CCTV reports the September 30 State Council Information Office briefing on modern water-network construction. It gives January–September figures of 41,400 water projects, 795 billion yuan in investment and 2.01 million people employed. Li Guoying calls for the national network's main channels, follow-up South-to-North Water Diversion works, transmission and distribution routes and storage nodes, aiming to cover 82 percent of the country's land area by the end of the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan. The report also describes planned flood-control, water-allocation and supply-security, ecosystem-protection and digital-twin systems. Targets are prospective.

At a September 30, 2026 State Council Information Office briefing, China's water ministry presents national water-network construction and Fifteenth Five-Year Plan targets. CCTV reports 41,400 projects and 795 billion yuan invested in January–September, supporting employment for 2.01 million people. Li Guoying calls for major channels, South-to-North Water Diversion follow-up work and storage nodes, aiming at 82 percent land-area coverage by the plan's end. Flood control, allocation and supply security, ecosystems and digital-twin systems are also planned.