Podcast

    3,800 tons of rubbish retrieved


    Updated: 2010-11-04 11:25
    Large Medium Small

    Get Flash Player

    進入英語學習論壇下載音頻   去聽寫專區一展身手

    Environmental sanitation workers have collected 3,800 tons of floating garbage from the Three Gorges Dam in Central China's Hubei province, ensuring the efficient operation of the dam's generators and navigation system after engineers recently raised its water level.

    Wang Yafei, an official of Zigui bureau of environmental protection and director of the cleanup operation, told China Daily on Wednesday that the cleanup operation began on Oct 26, when the dam's water level hit its designed maximum capacity of 175 meters.

    The water level of the dam was raised so that it was capable of fulfilling its combined functions of flood control, power generation, navigation and water supply.

    As the water level rose, large amounts of garbage - primarily tree trunks, branches and straw - appeared at the front of the dam, threatening the operation of its 26 generators.

    The local government mobilized teams to remove the floating garbage, which also posed a threat to the reservoir's navigation system, said Wang.

    "We have been sending 100 people in 15 boats every day to do the cleanup," he said.

    Over six days, the workers salvaged more than 3,800 tons of garbage, more than 600 tons per day.

    "All of the salvaged garbage will be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. There will be no disposal in rivers and nearby places," Wang said.

    Ten percent of the garbage will be used as landfill. The rest of it will be treated by the Zigui branch of the Huaxin Cement Co Ltd, he said.

    "We invested more than 58 million yuan ($8.5 million) on installing waste disposal equipment, primarily for floating garbage," Huaxin manager Zhou Zhiyuan told China Daily.

    According to Zhou, more than 70,000 cubic meters of floating garbage was collected from the dam from July to October.

    Huaxin incinerates the garbage to generate power, which is used to produce cement.

    "It is a way to develop the recycling business in the dam area," Zhou said.

    The local environmental protection department said it plans to spend six months a year cleaning up the dam, from May to November.

    Chen Lei, director of the key water project department under the China Three Gorges Corporation, told China Daily in August that 150,000 to 200,000 cubic meters of floating garbage is collected from the dam each year.

    The China Three Gorges Corporation annually spends about 10 million yuan on clearing floating garbage. The cost of disposing of the waste is expected to hit 3 million yuan this year, he added.

    China launched the Three Gorges project in 1993 with a budget equivalent to $22.5 billion.

    Questions:

    1. How many generators does the dam have?

    2. What did the rubbish primarily consist of?

    3. How much money is spent each year cleaning the dam?

    Answers:

    1. 26.

    2. trees, branches, straw.

    3. 10 million yuan.

    去聽寫專區一展身手

    (中國日報網英語點津 Helen 編輯)

    3,800 tons of rubbish retrieved

    3,800 tons of rubbish retrieved

    Todd Balazovic is a reporter for the Metro Section of China Daily. Born in Mineapolis Minnesota in the US, he graduated from Central Michigan University and has worked for the China Daily for one year.

     

    成人午夜福利免费无码视频| 亚洲AV无码乱码在线观看| 亚洲乱亚洲乱少妇无码| 亚洲精品色午夜无码专区日韩 | 中文字幕日韩精品在线| 中文字幕精品无码久久久久久3D日动漫| 亚洲国产精品无码一线岛国| 中文字幕在线一区二区在线| 无码任你躁久久久久久| 国产精品无码无在线观看| 亚洲国产精品无码久久一线| 亚洲欧美日韩另类中文字幕组 | 区三区激情福利综合中文字幕在线一区| 久久影院午夜理论片无码| 性无码专区无码片| 乱人伦中文无码视频在线观看| 日本乱中文字幕系列观看| 中文字幕无码久久久| 国产激情无码一区二区三区| 免费无码又爽又刺激高潮视频| 亚洲日韩精品一区二区三区无码| 亚洲精品97久久中文字幕无码| 久久ZYZ资源站无码中文动漫| 亚洲乳大丰满中文字幕| 亚洲欧美日韩、中文字幕不卡| 无码人妻一区二区三区在线水卜樱| 人妻少妇精品无码专区动漫| 2021无码最新国产在线观看| 成在人线AV无码免观看麻豆| 国模无码一区二区三区不卡| 久久精品无码一区二区app| 国产真人无码作爱免费视频| 亚洲毛片av日韩av无码| 日本中文字幕在线| 波多野结衣在线aⅴ中文字幕不卡| 久久亚洲精品中文字幕三区| 色综合网天天综合色中文男男| 中文精品一卡2卡3卡4卡| 亚洲中文字幕无码一区二区三区| 无码中文字幕乱在线观看| √天堂中文官网8在线|