From January to June, 14000 new water conservancy projects with an investment scale of 609.5 billion yuan were started; 22 major water conservancy projects have been started, with an investment scale of 176.9 billion yuan; The national investment in water conservancy construction was 748billion yuan, an increase of 49.5% over the same period last year; The investment in water conservancy construction was 444.9 billion yuan, an increase of 59.5% over the same period last year... The reporter of economic information daily learned from the press conference on the progress and effectiveness of water conservancy infrastructure construction in the first half of 2022 held by the Ministry of water resources on July 11 that in the first half of the year, the number of new construction, investment implementation and investment completion of major water conservancy projects in China hit a record high. Wei Shanzhong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of water resources, introduced at the meeting that in order to give full play to the important role of effective investment in water conservancy in stimulating economic growth, increasing employment and improving people's well-being, the Ministry of water resources, together with relevant departments and local governments, will speed up project review and approval, unblock funding sources, strengthen project construction management, strengthen supervision and inspection, and accelerate the implementation progress of projects under construction with unconventional work, We will promote the early opening and more opening of new projects. "In the first half of this year, remarkable results were achieved in the construction of water conservancy projects, and new major water conservancy projects and completed investment reached a record high." The commencement of the project was significantly accelerated. In the first half of the year, 14000 water conservancy projects were newly started, with an investment scale of 609.5 billion yuan, of which 750 projects with an investment scale of more than 100million yuan. In terms of the commencement of major water conservancy projects, on the basis of 14 projects started from January to may, another 8 projects were started in June. The cumulative number of projects started in the first half of the year reached 22, with an investment scale of 176.9 billion yuan. Compared with the annual commencement target, the time is more than half, and the task is more than half completed. The construction of the project has been significantly accelerated. A number of major water conservancy projects have achieved important node goals, and the completed investment has increased significantly. The water resources allocation projects in Western Chongqing and the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong are ahead of the planned construction period. More than 9000 rural water supply projects have been constructed and more than 3700 have been completed, raising the water supply security level of 16.88 million rural people. The construction progress of projects such as the reinforcement of dangerous reservoirs, the treatment of small and medium-sized rivers, the reconstruction of large and medium-sized irrigation areas, and the construction of small and medium-sized reservoirs was accelerated. At present, 28800 water conservancy projects are under construction, and 1.3 million people are employed, including 957000 migrant workers. Investment intensity increased significantly. The government and the market should work together. While increasing government investment, local government bonds continue to increase. With the "three management" of financial support, water conservancy PPP mode and water conservancy REITs pilot, investment security has been significantly enhanced. From January to June, the national investment in water conservancy construction was 748billion yuan, an increase of 49.5% over the same period last year, of which Guangdong, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces invested more than 50billion yuan. In terms of special bonds issued by local governments, 160 billion yuan of water conservancy projects were implemented, nearly quadrupling over the same period last year. The investment in water conservancy construction was 444.9 billion yuan, an increase of 59.5% over the same period last year. The investment in Guangdong, Yunnan and Hebei provinces was more than 30billion yuan. In the first half of the year, the implementation and completion of investment in water conservancy reached a record high. From the perspective of investment direction, first, focus on ensuring flood control safety, accelerate the construction of flood control engineering system in the river basin, and complete the investment of 131.3 billion yuan; Second, focus on ensuring water supply security and food security, implement major national water network projects, and complete an investment of 189.8 billion yuan; Third, focus on ensuring ecological security, revive the ecological environment of rivers and lakes, and complete the investment of 83.5 billion yuan; Fourth, 40.3 billion yuan was invested in other water conservancy projects. Weishanzhong said that in the next step, the Ministry of water resources will further strengthen the organization and promotion, do a good job in flood prevention, work safety, strengthen quality control, ensure the completion of various objectives and tasks of annual water conservancy construction, and make water conservancy contributions to maintaining economic operation within a reasonable range. (Xinhua News Agency)