China diverts 10 billion cubic metres of water to drought-prone north

October 05, 2017 5:00 AM

BEIJING • China has transferred 10 billion cubic metres of fresh water from the country’s south to its drought-prone north in the few years since a massive water diversion project came on-stream, the authorities said yesterday.

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