China's Yangtze River sees improved water quality in 2023
Time:2024-05-22 03:43:50 Source:travelViews(143)
This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows a boat sailing on the Yangtze River in Wushan County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. [Photo/Xinhua]
The Yangtze River, the longest waterway in China, saw further improvement in its water quality in 2023 as the country continued its efforts to protect this river, an official said Tuesday.
It was the fourth consecutive year that the main stream of the Yangtze River was found to have Grade II water quality, the second-highest level in the country's five-tier water quality system, according to the official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
In 2023, the quality of the water in 95.6 percent of sections of the Yangtze River Economic Belt had stood above Grade III -- an increase of 1.1 percentage points year on year, said the NDRC official.
The Chinese government attaches great importance to conservation of the Yangtze. To restore biodiversity along the river, China implemented a full fishing ban in 332 conservation areas of the Yangtze River basin in January 2020. This initiative was later expanded to a 10-year fishing moratorium along the river's main streams and major tributaries, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Previous:DR MARTIN SCURR: How losing your hearing may cause dementia
Next:Jude Bellingham's new model girlfriend Laura Celia Valk looks sensational in a figure
You may also like
- Hilarious moment mother asks her Cocker Spaniel to help choose her lottery numbers
- Chinese premier meets delegation from UK
- Expert calls for enhancing multilateral cooperation in S&T, green development
- Panda train offers special journey for passengers
- The 13 style rules that every midlife woman MUST follow (and yes, beige really is banned!)
- Arabic version of book about Xi's elaborations on BRI promoted in UAE
- Chinese authors introduces Chinese mythology, literature to readers in Istanbul
- Cavani on target but Boca held by Fortaleza in Copa Sudamericana
- Julian Assange's five