On September 21, 2022, the major water conservancy projects in Hubei Province were held in a centralized manner. The total investment of the three water conservancy projects in the Yichang branch located in Yidu City was 11.58 billion yuan. The three projects are: the ecological protection and green development project of the Yidu section of the Yangtze River with a total investment of 10.8 billion yuan, the Dangyang reclaimed water recycling and water environment ecological treatment project with a total investment of 630 million yuan, and the Yuanan project with a total investment of 150 million yuan Urban and rural water supply integration project.

Yangtze River Yidu Section Ecological Protection Project

Yichang is home to the Three Gorges Project and the Gezhou Dam, known as the gateway to the Three Gorges and the hydropower capital of the world. Yidu has a coastline of about 50 kilometers along the Yangtze River. Since 2017, the city has implemented comprehensive management of demolition, closure, merger, governance and greening of the shoreline terminals, making the Yidu section of the Yangtze River coastline full of ecological beauty.

The ecological protection and green development project of the Yidu section of the Yangtze River has a total investment of 10.8 billion yuan. It is a major water conservancy project dispatched by the Yichang Municipal Government. The construction period of the project is 5 years. The main construction contents include river management and water system connectivity, shoreline greening and ecological restoration. 7 categories of projects.

According to reports, after the project is completed, it will effectively improve the ecological environment of the Yidu section of the Yangtze River, Qingjiang River and Yuyang River, enhance the safety of the Yangtze River Basin, and help the Yidu area of the Yangtze River Basin to build a green development demonstration area of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and a national-level waterfront space display It will provide strong support for Yichang to build a model city for the protection of the Yangtze River.

Yidu is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Qingjiang River. Zhang Xiangyan, director of Yidu Water Conservancy and Lakes Bureau, introduced that the system governance project focuses on improving the safety of the Yangtze River Basin, raising the flood control standard of embankments to a once-in-20-year level; creating a green waterfront coastline and building the Yidu area of the Yangtze River Basin into a national-level waterfront space The exhibition site will drive the economic development of cities and towns along the river.

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Yichang planned 36 major water conservancy infrastructure projects in 36 categories, with a total investment of 151 billion yuan, focusing on comprehensive watershed management, serving the society and people's livelihood, improving the ecological environment, and boosting production and prosperity. In 2022, Yichang plans to implement 232 water conservancy projects with a total investment of 46.9 billion yuan; so far, 208 projects with a total investment of 23 billion yuan have been launched, and it will strive for 2.3 billion yuan in water conservancy funds in Central Province and 7.63 billion yuan in social financing, a record high. Editor/He Yuting