On March 20, 2023, the construction of the Pangduo Water Diversion Project in Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region began. According to reports, this project is one of the major water conservancy projects that the Ministry of Water Resources will focus on promoting in 2023, with a total construction period of 60 months and a total investment of 2.3 billion yuan.

Pangduo Water Diversion Project

It is reported that the Penduo Water Diversion Project uses the Penduo Reservoir as the water source, utilizes the completed Penduo Reservoir for regulation and water intake from the reservoir water conveyance tunnel, diverts water through a new water diversion gate at the end of the water conveyance tunnel, uses the new pipeline and tunnel to convey water to the Lhasa Najin Water Plant, and sets up a water diversion port in the urban area of Linzhou County to provide emergency water supply to the urban area of Linzhou County if necessary. The project is a Class II large (2) water conservancy project with a total length of 51.5 kilometers of water transmission lines.

It is understood that this project is a key water conservancy project planned and constructed by the autonomous region during the 14th Five Year Plan period. The project takes the Penduo Reservoir as the water source, utilizes the completed Penduo Reservoir for regulation and water intake from the reservoir water conveyance tunnel, diverts water through a new water diversion gate at the end of the water conveyance tunnel, uses the new pipeline and tunnel to convey water to Lhasa City's Najin Water Plant, and sets a water diversion port in the urban area of Linzhou County to provide emergency water supply to the urban area of Linzhou County if necessary.

After the completion of the Ponto Diversion Project, it will further improve the urban water supply guarantee capacity and safety level of Lhasa, ensure the healthy and sustainable development of Lhasa's economy, society, and city, and provide high-quality, stable, and reliable water sources for Lhasa to achieve the strategic goal of high-quality development. Editor/He Yuting