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Water conservancy projects benefit farmlands in Tibet
By:chinatibetnews.com
update:January 24,2017
Jan. 24, 2017 -- In 2016, the capital construction of irrigation and water conservancy projects in Tibet develops fast. About 2.27 million mu irrigated farmland and 980000 mu irrigated grassland are newly added and improved. The effective irrigated farmland reaches 3.65 million mu and high standard farmland is 1.62 million mu. "Green agriculture" becomes the new focus of  Tibet's agricultural work.
 
On Jan. 18, the rural working conference was held in Tibet. At the conference, Wu Yingjie, secretary of the Party committee of Tibet Autonomous Region, introduced that, in recent years, Tibet's water conservancy construction entered the "fast traffic lane".
 
Pondo Water Control Project is located in Pondo Town, Lhundrup County, Lhasa City. At present, it has been basically constructed and put into operation. This project will control an irrigation area of 652800 mu and the grain will increase about 255000 tons every year.
 
Up to now, Lalho Water Control Project owns the largest water conservancy project investment in Tibet and it is expected to be put into operation in 2020. Shigatse City is Tibet's important grain-producing areas. However, due to the lack of water conservancy facilities, for a long time, the local rich land resources can not be used effectively. After the completion of Lalho Water Control Project, the local farmland irrigation rate can reach 75%. In addition, it plays an important role in wind prevention, sand fixation and disaster reduction.
 
Apart from large scale water conservancy projects, Tibet also takes many other measures to realize the win-win situation of green development and income increase. For example, farming-breeding recycling agriculture demonstration zones are constructed. Water-saving projects for agriculture and husbandry are carried out. Soil pollution control plan is implemented. Protection and restoration work for mountains, water, forests, farmland and lakes is promoted. The construction of erosion and torrent control projects is strengthened.
 
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