Asian Bank approves a $ 200 million loan to help Mulan Creek Basin ecological protection

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 29 (Reporter Pan Jie) The reporter learned from the representative office of the Asian Development Bank in China on the 29th that Asia Bank has approved a $ 200 million loan to help improve the environmental management capabilities of Mulan Creek basin and reduce ecology Environmental risk.

Mulan Creek is a river that flows into the sea in the eastern part of Fujian Province. It originated from the Daiyun Mountains in Fujian. The natural gap is 784 meters, the total length of the dry flow is 105 kilometers, and the basin area is 1732 square kilometers. It is the "mother river" of Putian.

According to reports, the project will be used to support county -level ecological environment comprehensive management and climate adaptation actions, strengthen the construction of relevant capabilities, and improve the public's awareness of environmental protection. The project will also be committed to building a digital platform for intelligent environment management in Mulan Creek to achieve integrated management of water resources, disaster risks, wastewater, drainage, solid waste and forests.

In addition, the project will also pilot a innovative financing mechanism to solve the problem of long -term insufficient investment in the ecological improvement of the Mulanxi Basin and environmental management.

By strengthening investment in the basal governance, forest protection, flood risk management, solid waste management facilities, etc., the project will help improve the infrastructure located in Xianyou County, Mulan Creek, and benefit the local 1.18 million residents.

According to reports, the total cost of the project was US $ 5773.5 billion, of which the Chinese government and beneficiary provided supporting funds of US $ 37.35 million. The project is expected to be completed in 2028.

[Editor in charge: Jiao Peng]

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