China increases funding for building water supply facilities

Nearly 30 billion yuan (US$4.34 billion) of government funding has been allocated to the construction of water supply facilities in rural areas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), according to an official of the Ministry of Water Resources.

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