Choking dust and deafening noise common in many construction sites in China are seldom seen or heard in the construction site of the Longtan Hydroelectric Power Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

The good environment is a result of huge investment in environmental protection and the efforts of environmental supervisors who monitor the work, said Lou Ping, an official with the supervision department of the State Administration of Environment.

So far, 240 million yuan has been invested in environmental protection during the construction of the station, the second largest hydroelectric project in the country following the Three Georges Power Project on the Yangtze River.

Environmental supervisors are engaged in monitoring of the construction site, dealing with sewage treatment, disposal of solid wastes, noise control and water and soil protection.

Besides Longtan, another 13 key projects, including the Qinghai- Tibet railway and the south-to-north water diversion project, have introduced similar systems to prevent environmental problems.

The trial began last year, said Lou, and the administration is planning to spread the project to other areas in the future.

The environmental supervisor will be a third party invited by the owner of the project to ensure everything is in line with the regulations of the environment department.

Lou noted that in the past, there was no supervisor to monitor environmental problems, just random checks by the environmental protection department.

Close

Today's Top News		Top National News
+Water flow remains above warning level ( 2003-10-06) +National Day tourists returning home ( 2003-10-06) +President Hu urges central areas to work scientifically ( 2003-10-06) +ASEAN treaty to include China ( 2003-10-06) +Water shortages looming in regions ( 2003-10-06)		+Laid-off worker confirmed poisoning water supply in Henan ( 2003-10-06) +China boasts one quarter of world's cultivated forests ( 2003-10-06) +Premier Wen Jiabao leaves for summit with ASEAN ( 2003-10-06) +Environmental supervisor introduced in construction sites ( 2003-10-06) +National Day tourists returning home ( 2003-10-06)