Ningxia tests answer to chronic water shortage
By Wu Wencong in Yinchuan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-17 08:00
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A villager waters a donkey in Haiyuan county, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region. The region is finding ways to more efficiently use its sparse water supply. Ji Xiangzhao / Xinhua |
A lack of water resources can be a make-or-break issue for a region's social and economic development. For officials, farmers and enterprises in parched areas, limited water supplies can be a frustrating and sometimes costly hurdle to overcome.
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