A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout
A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout
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Creek work halted at China’s Erhai Lake in win for environmentalists

  • Water quality improvement project included lining five creeks flowing into beauty spot with cement
  • Local authorities have suspended the project and promised to make a revised plan open to the public

Topic |   China pollution
Alice Yan
Alice Yan in Shanghai

Updated: 10:36pm, 6 Jun, 2020

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A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout
A boy sits beside one of the creeks that was turned into a construction site as part of a project to improve water quality. Photo: Handout
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