The Yangtze River Jiayu main channel dredging project officially started on the 6th.
The channel maintenance project will enhance the passage capacity of the Yangtze
River main channel both in Hubei and Hunan provinces, promote the construction
of the Yangtze River golden waterway, and realize comprehensive utilization of
dredged sand to avoid secondary pollution of the river and protect the ecological
environment of the Yangtze River.It will used silt curtains and dredgers.