China>EnvironmentChina rolls out “river chief” scheme nationwide2018-07-18 02:41:41 GMT2018-07-18 10:41:41(Beijing Time)Xinhua EnglishRiver chiefs check a sewage pipeline along the Jushan River in Xingyi City of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, July 15, 2018. China has rolled out its river chief scheme nationwide ahead of schedule amid efforts to combat water pollution, a senior official said Tuesday. As of the end of June, more than 1.06 million river chiefs have been appointed at various levels nationwide, and six mechanisms have been set up to facilitate their work, Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told a press conference. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)A river chief and sanitation workers patrol in Changxing County of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 13, 2017. China has rolled out its river chief scheme nationwide ahead of schedule amid efforts to combat water pollution, a senior official said Tuesday. As of the end of June, more than 1.06 million river chiefs have been appointed at various levels nationwide, and six mechanisms have been set up to facilitate their work, Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told a press conference. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)A river chief patrols a river in Zhushan Village of Changxing County, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Oct. 12, 2017. China has rolled out its river chief scheme nationwide ahead of schedule amid efforts to combat water pollution, a senior official said Tuesday. As of the end of June, more than 1.06 million river chiefs have been appointed at various levels nationwide, and six mechanisms have been set up to facilitate their work, Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told a press conference. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)River chief Niu Jianchun takes photos during a patrol in Xicun community of Wuxi, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Oct. 12, 2017. China has rolled out its river chief scheme nationwide ahead of schedule amid efforts to combat water pollution, a senior official said Tuesday. As of the end of June, more than 1.06 million river chiefs have been appointed at various levels nationwide, and six mechanisms have been set up to facilitate their work, Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told a press conference. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan) BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — China has rolled out its river chief scheme nationwide ahead of schedule amid efforts to combat water pollution, a senior official said Tuesday.The deployment was six months ahead of the country’s plan to introduce the system nationwide by the end of 2018.China started the scheme in December 2016, when the top leadership decided to assign each waterway in the country a specific steward, or “river chief.”River chiefs are responsible for resource protection, pollution prevention and control, and ecological restoration. They will be held accountable for environmental damage in bodies of water under their supervision.As of the end of June, more than 1.06 million river chiefs have been appointed at various levels nationwide, and six mechanisms have been set up to facilitate their work, Minister of Water Resources E Jingping told a press conference.Under the scheme, the country will push for the completion of rivers’ and lakes’ profiles and launch individual campaigns to tackle problems such as illegal sand mining, solid waste contamination, and water pollution, according to E.| PRINT | RSSAdd CommentSINA English is the English-language destination for news and information about China. Find general information on life, culture and travel in China through our news and special reports or find business partners through our online Business Directory. For investment opportunities with SINA, please click the link “Investor” below.| About SINA | Investor | Media Kit | Comments or Question? |Copyright &copy 1996-2018 SINA Corporation, All Rights Reserved

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