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Soil and water conservation郾 An investment of 36郾 60 billion Yuan had been
arranged for soil and water conservation and ecological restoration project
construction in 2015 and 27郾 78 billion Yuan were invested郾 The newly鄄added areas
with soil conservation measures were 54郯 000 km2 , of which the areas under
National Major Project for Soil Conservation were 16郯 000 km2郾 The newly鄄added
forest protected areas reached 19郯 000 km2郾 There had been 1郯 934 small
watersheds with comprehensive measures of soil and water conservation and 236
silt retention dams built on the Loess Plateau郾 The newly built basic farmlands were
590郯 000 ha ( including 483郯 000 ha of terrace lands and 13郯 000 ha of silted land) 郾
Newly鄄created forestland for soil conservation reached 1郯 408郯 000 ha and grassland
323郯 000 ha郾

Capacity building郾 The completed investment for capacity building in 2015 was
3郾 33 billion Yuan, of which 0郾 94 billion Yuan spent on procurement of
communication equipment for flood control, 0郾 99 billion Yuan for hydrological
facilities, 0郾 13 billion Yuan for scientific research and education facilities, 0郾 94
billion Yuan for early鄄stage work, and 0郾 33 billion Yuan for others郾

III. Key Water Structures

Embankments and water gates郾 In 2015, the completed river embankments from
Grade鄄玉to Grade鄄吁 in the whole country had a total length of 291郯 400 km髴郾 Of
which, 196郯 500 km of embankment met the standard, with a percentage of
67郾 4% of the total up to standard郾 The length of embankment met the standard of
Grade鄄I and Grade鄄II were 31郯 200 km, with a percentage of 78郾 2% of the total郾
These embankments can protect 586 million people and 40郯 800 ha of cultivated
land郾 The number of water gates with a flow of 5 m3 / s or above increased to

髴 The length of embankment before 2011 includes embankment below Grade鄄V郾

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