Beijing invests heavily to combat sandstorms

时间：2007-10-27 03:06:49

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Chinanews, Beijing, Oct 26 – Sandstorms are a big problem that affects the ecological1 environment in Beijing. The warning that "sandstorms are approaching Beijing city" is not alarmist talk. In recent years, Beijing has invested about 300 million yuan to tackle the sandstorms problem. As a result, 50,000 hectares of sandy land have been brought under control. In the next three years, Beijing municipal government plans to green 4,765 hectares of sandy land. Experts predict that with these efforts the sandstorms problem should be eradicated2 in Beijing.

 

In fact, Beijing municipal government has taken effective actions to combat sandstorms and such actions are widely applauded by the public. Researchers have turned a lot of sandy land into farmlands and forests. Some biological methods have also been used to green the land. People plant trees and use aeroplanes to sow seeds on the sandy land to create woods. In Beijing, the Yongding and Chaobai rivers, which were regarded as two major sources of sandstorms, are now covered with lush trees, said a technician at an afforestation department.

 

In addition to Beijing, local municipal government has got more trees planted in the neighboring regions. Beijing municipal government has allocated3 100 million yuan to help Zhangjiakou and Chengde local authorities to plant 200,000-mu of shelter forests. The measure has prompted more people to plant trees in these two places. The ecological environment of Beijing's surrounding areas has imrproved year by year. In addition, Beijing's monitoring system for sandy land and its sandstorms pre-warning system have been expanded to its neighboring regions. As a result, the ecological environment of Beijing's neighboring areas has also become much better than before.

 

With the south-to-north water diversion project, much water will be diverted to Beijing from the sourthern region. By then, the rivers and the underground water system in Beijing will get sufficient water supply. This will also improve the city's natural environment.

 
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1 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
2 eradicated 527fe74fc13c68501cfd202231063f4a     
画着根的
参考例句：
  • Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
  • The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。
3 allocated 01868918c8cec5bc8773e98ae11a0f54     
adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
  • More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

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