China will invest more than $3 billion over the next five years to clean up the Songhua River, a key source of drinking water for tens of millions of people that was polluted in November by a toxic spill that flowed into Russia, reports said Sunday.
The pollution control effort will cover the entire river valley spanning four provinces that are home to more than 62 million people, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. It will cost the equivalent of $3.28 billion.
China Investing $3B to Clean Up River – Cassie Biggs
Posted by Xiao Qiang | Jan 8, 2006
Categories : Economy,Environment