Chen Lei, Director of the Development Strategy and Planning Department of the National Development and Reform Commission: Enhance the defense against floods, the coordinated allocation of water resources, and the ability to ensure urban and rural water supply.

Chen Lei, director of the Development Strategy and Planning Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, stated at a press conference that in recent years, the main framework and major arteries of the national water network have gradually improved. During the 11th Five-Year Plan period, efforts will focus on the construction of a modern water network, accelerating the demonstration and implementation of a number of major engineering projects in river and lake management, flood control reservoirs, major water diversion projects, and large and medium-sized irrigation area construction and transformation. This will enhance the defense against floods and floods, the coordination and allocation of water resources, and the ability to guarantee urban and rural water supply.