At 8 o'clock in the morning on May 3, the Ximin River channel in the Shenzhen section of
Suqian Economic and Technological Development Zone was rumbling. A number of excavators
in the river and on the river bank waving long arm relayed to clear the mud.
The reporter learned at the scene that Ximin River is a regional backbone drainage channel in
the surrounding area of Hongze Lake, which is responsible for the drainage of the main urban
area of Suqian City, and also the diversion irrigation channel of the area. Before the arrival of
the rainy season this year, the Suqian Economic Development Zone will manage the Ximin River
in advance, mainly for the river section elevation and river bottom width reconstruction and dredging
by using silt curtains and excavators.
Suqian Hengrun Waterworks Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. is responsible for the renovation
project of Ximin River (from the Yingbin Avenue to Yangdahe rubber dam). The project manager
Bai Jiguang introduced that the Ximin River will be dredged by dry construction, the river channel is
divided into sections and the cofferdam is built. After that, the pumping water in the reclamation
area is drained by a water pump, and then dredging is carried out. The Ximin River has been dredged
for more than a month, and more than 20 excavators have been relayed every day. It is expected
that the river channel will be cleared.