Conservation brings gains to Tibetan countryside

The Tibet autonomous region has spent more than 68.4 billion yuan ($10.3 billion) on water conservancy over the past decade, and rural residents no longer need to fetch drinking water on their backs, or break ice to get water, an official said at a news conference on Thursday.

From 2012 and 2021, by implementing targeted water conservancy projects, the region has built a water conservancy infrastructure system that covers flood control, water supply in urban and rural areas, and farmland irrigation.

Wang Ping, deputy head of the region's department of water resources, said the region has treated more than 7,900 square kilometers of eroded water and soil, and more than 14,700 residents have been employed as chiefs to protect rivers and lakes.