Officials monitor clean-up of rivers

The Shanghai Municipal Government on Monday released a list of local government officials who have been appointed as river chiefs to lead a drive to clean up and better protect its water resources.

Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong is the general river chief for the municipality, while Party chiefs and heads of 16 districts will serve as river chiefs and second-in-command for their respective administrative regions.

Shanghai Deputy Mayor Chen Yin is river chief for the major bodies of water in the municipality, such as the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek, while heads of the districts the rivers run through will take on the role of local river chiefs, responsible for the management and protection of the watercourses in their administrative regions.