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| China moves 330,000 in water plan | China moves 330,000 in water plan |
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| China has begun to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a project to divert water from the south of the country to the north, state media say. | China has begun to resettle 330,000 people to make way for a project to divert water from the south of the country to the north, state media say. |
| People in Henan and Hubei provinces are being moved out of the way of a canal from the Yangtze River to Beijing, Xinhua news agency said. | People in Henan and Hubei provinces are being moved out of the way of a canal from the Yangtze River to Beijing, Xinhua news agency said. |
| When completed, three routes will carry water from southern, central and western China to the arid north. | When completed, three routes will carry water from southern, central and western China to the arid north. |
| The $62bn (£42bn) project is already four years behind schedule. | The $62bn (£42bn) project is already four years behind schedule. |
| Water is expected to flow from the Yangtze and its tributaries to Beijing in 2014 along the central route. | Water is expected to flow from the Yangtze and its tributaries to Beijing in 2014 along the central route. |
| Environmental concerns | Environmental concerns |
| People are being moved from their homes near the Danjiangkou reservoir, which is being enlarged and where a sluice is being built to divert water from the Yangtze and its tributaries. | People are being moved from their homes near the Danjiangkou reservoir, which is being enlarged and where a sluice is being built to divert water from the Yangtze and its tributaries. |
| FUTURE WATER STRESS href="/1/hi/sci/tech/7821082.stm">Interactive map: Water stress in a changing world | |
| The Henan provincial government has approved settlement areas for the people being relocated. | The Henan provincial government has approved settlement areas for the people being relocated. |
| Families are being allocated homes and farmland in newly-built villages, and annual subsidies of about $88 (£54), Xinhua said. | Families are being allocated homes and farmland in newly-built villages, and annual subsidies of about $88 (£54), Xinhua said. |
| But there have been complaints that farmers are being offered less than half the land they currently use. | But there have been complaints that farmers are being offered less than half the land they currently use. |
| Critics have also said the massive project will cause environmental damage and still not satisfy northern China's water demands, even when the three routes are completed. | Critics have also said the massive project will cause environmental damage and still not satisfy northern China's water demands, even when the three routes are completed. |
| To solve that problem, experts say, the region must conserve what little water it has. | To solve that problem, experts say, the region must conserve what little water it has. |
| The water diversion project involves China's second-largest resettlement scheme, following the relocation of 1.3 million people to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. | The water diversion project involves China's second-largest resettlement scheme, following the relocation of 1.3 million people to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. |
| Three separate routes would bring water from south to north | Three separate routes would bring water from south to north |