Mainland supplies Kinmen islet with much-needed fresh water

An undersea pipeline started delivering fresh water from Fujian province on the Chinese mainland to an islet in Taiwan on Sunday to ease its water shortage.

The source of the water is Longhu Reservoir, the province's second-largest reservoir. The water will flow through an undersea pipeline to Weitou, a village on the islet of Kinmen.

The 388 million yuan ($57 million) project can now provide 34,000 cubic meters of fresh water, but local authorities said the capacity can soon be expanded to 55,000 cubic meters. The water costs NT$9.86, about 2 yuan, per cubic meter.