Jan 04, 2012 07:05 PM

Water Diversion Blues

By staff reporter Gong Jing and Cui Zheng

A local government project to channel water from an artificial lake in Zhejiang Province to residents in Hangzhou is already starting to discharge sharply divergent opinions. The water diversion project estimated to cost 20 billion yuan, will affect water supplies to Hangzhou, a city celebrated as the "Paradise of China" for its beautiful water-side settings.

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