NPC environmental committee drafts special river protection law

The nation's top legislative body has started drafting a special law for the protection of the Yangtze River, the country's longest waterway, as China continues the green development of the river, according to a top official.

The law is at the top of the legislative agenda of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, and the NPC's Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee is leading the work of drafting it, said Ma Jianhua, head of the Changjiang Water Resources Commission.

Ma was citing Shen Yueyue, vice-chairwoman of the NPC Standing Committee, who visited the commission in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, last month.