Officer from the Ministry of Water Resources said on June 21st that China adopts four measures to relax the heavy drought stretching over throughout the country. The four measures are to save water, develop new water source, strengthen water utilization management and adjust the industrial structure...

China already listed the South-North Water Transfer Project as a key project in the coming five years. Using water of the Yangtze River to meet the short water supply in Huanghuai plain, Beijing, Tianjin, and northern and northwestern China. That is a basic measure to relax the shortage of urban water resources in northern China and improve the ecosystem.