Ambitious project set to deliver clean water next year

The eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has made obvious progress on pollution control, and will achieve its ambitious goal of supplying clean water next year, authorities said.

From January to April, the water quality of all sections along the eastern route's trunk canals increased to Grade III, the minimum standard for drinking water after necessary treatment, according to the State Council's Office of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Commission.

Also, nearly 90 percent of monitored cross sections along the eastern route met mandatory water quality standards during the same period.