Hainan earmarks 19b yuan to treat rural wastewater

Investment part of 3-year plan to improve local environment

Hainan province plans to invest 19 billion yuan ($2.97 billion) in wastewater treatment in rural areas over three years to improve its rural environment, a government official said at a news conference in Haikou on Tuesday.

The investment will be part of a three-year action plan to rectify the rural environment and further enhance ecological civilization and rural revitalization, said Chen Xiaojing, deputy director of Hainan's provincial Housing and Urban and Rural Development Department.