China is raising funds to repair many of its aged dams while building new ones. From China Daily:
Global warming and extreme weather conditions have contributed to the deterioration of almost half of the country’s 87,000 aging dams, a senior water official has said.
Many of the structures were built between the 1950s and 70s, and their construction quality is quickly degrading.
“Roughly 37,000 dams across the country are in a dangerous state,” Deputy Water Resources Minister Jiao Yong told a national teleconference organized by the State Council and broadcast live on the government’s website (www.gov.cn) on Tuesday. [Full Text]
[Table: numbers about China’s dams and funds raised and expected to be raised, via chinadaily.com.cn]
