Recently, Guangdong Province held the "Cloud Start" activity for the Hejiang Branch Tunnel Test Section of the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project in the Beibu Gulf. This is the largest investment in water conservancy project in Guangdong's history. After the project is completed, it will solve the problem of water shortage in western Guangdong.

The Water Resources Allocation Project in the Beibu Gulf Rim is a strategically important project that the central government has determined to speed up construction. It has been included in the country's list of 150 major water conservancy projects that need to be constructed in the past three years. Among them, the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project around the Beibu Gulf takes water from the Yunfu section of the main stream of the Xijiang River in the Pearl River Basin and transports water along the way to Yunfu, Maoming, Yangjiang, Zhanjiang and other places. The test section of the Hejiang branch tunnel started this time has an important guiding role for the entire project construction risk prevention, optimization design, construction period and investment control.

The design flow of the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project in the Beibu Gulf is 92.5 cubic meters per second, the annual water supply is 1.632 billion cubic meters, the total investment is about 50 billion yuan, and the total construction period is 60 months. The project consists of 1 trunk line and 3 sub-trunk lines.

Wei Shanzhong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, pointed out that the Beibu Gulf Rim Water Resources Allocation Project is a major water resources allocation project in the basin determined by the National Water Resources Comprehensive Plan and the Pearl River Basin Comprehensive Plan approved by the State Council. It is related to the smooth implementation of the Beibu Gulf City Group and other national strategies. Significant. During the progress of the project, the Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, together with Guangdong and Guangxi provinces and regions, organized meticulously, united and cooperated to overcome the impact of the epidemic, carried out a lot of fruitful work, successfully completed the demonstration of the project planning scheme, and created a smooth transition of the project to the preliminary work. Condition. The Ministry of Water Resources will continue to work together with Guangdong to resolutely implement the water governance thinking of "water saving priority, spatial balance, systematic governance, and two-handed effort", actively implement the general keynote of water conservancy reform and development, guide the development of the preliminary work of the project, and promote the early and comprehensive main project Started construction to help Guangdong's water conservancy business reach a new level and achieve new achievements.

Ma Xingrui, Governor of Guangdong Province, emphasized that the Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Project in the Beibu Gulf Rim is of great significance for enhancing the comprehensive carrying capacity of the west wing of the coastal economic belt and accelerating the construction of the regional development pattern of “one core, one belt and one area”. The start of construction of the test section of the project is a major event in the development of Guangdong's water conservancy industry. The Department of Water Resources of Guangdong Province and relevant prefectures and cities shall coordinate to solve the problems existing in the construction of Guangdong's water resources allocation project around the Beibu Gulf, and promote the early start of the project and the completion of water supply. Guangdong will make every effort to do a good job in the construction of major water conservancy projects to provide solid water safety guarantees for leading the country on the new journey of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and creating new glory.

After the completion of the project, it will effectively make up for the shortcomings of the lack of total water resources in western Guangdong, benefiting about 24 million people in four cities in western Guangdong. Editor/Peng Xue