Ministry: Too much wateris being taken from rivers

Total nationwide consumption getting close to level forecast for 2020, according to officials

Water resources in a number of rivers in North and Northwest China are being overexploited, and total consumption across the country is already nearing the level forecast for 2020, officials said.

Water in the Haihe, Yellow and Liaohe rivers and other waterways is being consumed at a rate that is close to - or even greater than - the recharge rate, the Ministry of Water Resources said on Sunday, World Water Day.