Govt eyes safety of underground water

BEIJING - The State Council on Wednesday adopted a national plan to protect the safety of underground water resources and avoid pollution.

The State Council ordered local governments to put pollution prevention and underground water control on their working agendas and to set up an underground water environmental supervision system by 2015.

An underground water pollution and prevention mechanism must also be established by 2020 to monitor polluters, improve water quality and guarantee the safety of underground water in key regions.