On October 30, Tangshan Downtown river channel dredging project was officially started.
The project is a key construction project of the “Three-Year Action Plan for the Whole
Area Governance of Qingshui Runcheng” and it is an important part of the implementation
plan of “Building Ecological Tangshan and Realizing Green Development” proposed by the
Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government.
The construction scope of the project involves 9 river systems, such as Douhe River,
Qinglong River, Ligezhuang River, Longwangmiao River and Shiliu River in the main
urban area of our city, with 82.5 kilometers dredging rivers and comprehensive river
management. The construction of the project is expected to be completed by the
end of January 2019.
The implementation of the project aims to take advantage of the favorable construction
timing of this winter and spring water conservancy project, fully promote the river siltation
removal, reduce the impact of endogenous pollution, and ensure the steady improvement
of urban rivers and lakes. At the same time, it solves the emergency ecological water source
of small rivers around the main urban area, ensures ecological base flow, restores riverbed
water ecosystem, improves self-purification capacity and repair capacity, and effectively
improves urban and rural water ecological environment. It will deployed silt curtains for
controlling the silt and waste.