The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized the need to focus on expanding domestic demand. Major projects have a large scale and long construction period, which can effectively absorb investment, expand domestic demand, unleash the demand potential of China's super large domestic market, and consolidate and enhance the positive trend of economic recovery. At the beginning of the Chinese New Year, various regions are accelerating the construction of major projects. On the first day of construction after the holiday, the reporter visited several major project construction sites to experience the hot practice of driving effective investment in various regions. Henan - Continuously Promoting the Construction of Key Water Conservancy Projects On the noon of February 18th, at the construction site of Yuanwan Reservoir in Xinyang City, Henan Province, workers were working hard, and the welding of steel bars for anti-seepage walls was in full swing. On the nearby road, construction vehicles shuttle back and forth, creating a bustling scene. The Yuanwan Reservoir project is located in the upper reaches of the Huanghe River, a primary tributary on the right bank of the Huai River, and has been included in the list of 150 major water conservancy projects in the country. It is understood that the total investment of the Yuanwan Reservoir project is 5.516 billion yuan, mainly including the construction of a dam, overflow surface hole, flood discharge bottom hole, water conveyance tunnel, and power station. After the completion of the project, not only can it significantly improve the flood control standards of the embankment area above Wangjiaba on the main stream of the Huai River, but it can also irrigate 116000 acres of farmland and provide 50.4 million cubic meters of urban domestic and industrial water annually. "At present, 1300 cubic meters of concrete are poured daily in the project, 70% of the concrete dam pouring has been completed, and nearly 60% of the earth dam filling has been completed, achieving more than half of the total construction period and more than half of the task." The person in charge of the Yuanwan Reservoir project introduced that the project plans to demolish the upstream and downstream cofferdams of the dam in October this year, divert water from the bottom outlet, and start filling the dam body of the diversion channel section. It is expected to achieve water storage under the reservoir in October 2025. At the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Henan province began construction of a number of water conservancy facilities one after another. "This year, Henan Province will prepare and complete the plan for upgrading the supporting projects of the South to North Water Diversion Project, fully commence the construction of the flood control and impact treatment project on the middle line of the South to North Water Diversion Project, and accelerate the preliminary work of regulating and storing projects such as Guanyin Temple, Yuquan, and Shatuo Lake." Shen Jiwei, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources, introduced that Henan Province will accelerate the construction of modern water networks and focus on improving the efficiency of water conservancy infrastructure networks. At present, Henan has started 196 key water conservancy projects in two batches, with a total investment of 70 billion yuan. Four projects, including the comprehensive management of the Jialu River, the second phase of the Zhaokou Yellow River Diversion Irrigation Area, and the southern bank irrigation area of Xiaolangdi, have been completed and achieved results. Five projects, including the water diversion from the Yangtze River to the Huaihe River (Henan section) and the Dabie Mountain Revolutionary Old Area, have been basically completed. In 2023, the investment and scale of water conservancy construction in Henan Province have reached a new historical high. Accelerating the construction of water conservancy projects is a microcosm of Henan Province's continuous efforts to strengthen project construction and rolling implementation of the "three batches" project construction activities. Since the beginning of this year, various regions in Henan have held the 11th "Three Batches" project construction activities, providing support for economic development in the first quarter. Data shows that a total of 751 projects have been signed in various regions of Henan, with a total investment of 664.3 billion yuan; A batch of 795 projects with a total investment of 841.6 billion yuan have started construction; 1672 projects were carried forward for the first batch of production, with a total investment of 1.49 trillion yuan. Hubei - Accelerating the Construction of Key Transportation Facilities On February 18th, Walking into the Lake