Safe drinking water flowing to rural Tibet

陈小将

Residents of Sangtha village in Zayul county of the Tibet autonomous region can get safe running water inside their homes. [Photo by Ma Chuanqiu/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Increasing numbers of rural residents in the Tibet autonomous region have been benefiting from water supply projects and safe drinking water because of government water conservation projects.

Over the past two decades, the region has spent more than 6.42 billion yuan ($882 million) on rural water supply projects. The heavy investment has been used to address water supply problems in the rural areas, CCTV reported.

Measures include the laying of pipelines for drinking water and constructing mechanical and electrical wells, photovoltaic wells, and large wells to improve the water supply conditions.