City's smelly waterways set to be cleaned by 2018

All smelly and polluted rivers and waterways in Beijing will be cleaned up with the help of recycled water in three years, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Thousands of outlets discharging wastewater have contaminated 141 waterways in the capital, according to the Beijing Water Authority.

This year will see 24 waterways cleaned up in Chaoyang, Tongzhou, Haidian, Shunyi and Daxing districts. Another 33 waterways are scheduled for the cleanup program, according to the authority.