Home>News Center>China
       
 

Harbin cuts water supply for pollution fear
(China Daily/chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-11-23 06:14

HARBIN: The city government yesterday made a U-turn by admitting that fears of water contamination in Songhua River, which supplies the capital of Heilongjiang Province, were behind the city's four-day water supply cut.

On Monday, it rejected such fears as "just a rumour," saying the stoppage scheduled to begin late last night was for a thorough check of the water-supply system.


Students at Gongbin Primary School in Harbin join in the water-storage exercise as the city suspended its water supply at midnight Monday.[China Daily]

A government statement said yesterday that the environment bureau had forecast that possibly-contaminated water could arrive from the upper reaches of the river in the coming days following a chemical plant blast on November 13.

The chemical plant in Jilin city, in the neighbouring Jilin Province, is only a few hundreds metres from the banks of the 1,850-kilometre Songhua. Harbin is on the middle reaches of the river.

The Harbin municiapl government has decided, starting Wednesday, all the city's secondary and primary schools will be closed, till November 30, when safe water supply will have resumed.

Students will have a lesson on safety on Wednesday morning and then be dismissed.

The water-supply cut, earlier announced to be from noon yesterday, was postponed to midnight as the government called on residents, work units and businesses to store enough water.

All the city's wells will be used to supply drinking water and the health department should ensure safety, the government said, adding that water tankers would be on standby.

City residents, who number 3.8 million, continued to buy and stock up water. All utensils, such as pails, kegs, thermos flasks, and washbasins in the city were filled; and containers enjoyed brisk sales.

Bottled mineral water remained out of stock in supermarkets and shops but beverages and milk were available.

However, there was no panic buying like on Monday or long queues at shopping centres because tap water was available.

At noon, the government issued a statement saying the water quality in Songhua was normal, and called on citizens to remain calm.
Page: 12



Water supply cut in Harbin
Chinese actress wins Emmy Awards
Luxury cars at Guangzhou auto show
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

CPC not pursuing a road of tyranny - scholar

 

   
 

Harbin cuts water supply for pollution fear

 

   
 

China confirmed three new bird flu outbreaks

 

   
 

Ministry denies ordering Japan bullet trains

 

   
 

Japan LDP seeks to lift ban on having military

 

   
 

China may revise 'green card' procedures

 

   
  China may revise 'green card' procedures
   
  CPC not pursuing a road of tyranny - scholar
   
  Protest lodged over Nagoya consulate attack
   
  China releases list of unsafe coal mines
   
  Nine pilots threaten resignation
   
  Woman blinded in market shooting
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Harbin takes emergency measures to ease water shortage
   
Water supply stoppage sparks panic buying
   
Cause of Jilin chemical plant blasts found
   
Public order restored after chemical plant blasts in Jilin
   
Death toll rises to 5 in chemical plant blasts
   
One dead, 5 missing in chemical plant blasts
   
At least 30 wounded in chemical plant blasts in Jilin
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产女人的高潮国语对白| 97色在线观看| 午夜dj免费在线观看| 免费在线你懂的| 亚洲av永久无码精品| 亚洲欧美日韩国产成人| 久久精品这里热有精品| 一级呦女专区毛片| 91麻豆黑人国产对白在线观看| 国产在线资源站| 精品一区二区久久久久久久网站| 欧美性受xxxx喷水性欧洲| 成视频年人黄网站免费视频| 国产精品无码一区二区三区不卡 | 18禁裸男晨勃露j毛免费观看| 色综合视频一区二区三区| 瑟瑟网站在线观看| 日本成人在线免费观看| 日韩欧美中文精品电影| 校花小雪和门卫老头阅读合集| 成人午夜看片在线观看| 成人免费视频国产| 亚洲精品在线免费看| 香蕉视频一区二区| 国产精品2018| japanese成熟丰满熟妇| 成人免费视频88| 丰满少妇三级全黄| 日本三级免费看| 亚洲午夜无码久久久久| 欧美精品一区二区三区在线| 亚洲精品视频在线观看你懂的| 男人扒开添女人下部免费视频| 免费很黄很色裸乳在线观看| 精品国产A∨无码一区二区三区 | 日本高清免费不卡在线播放| 乱色美www女麻豆| 最近免费中文字幕大全高清大全1| 亚洲午夜一区二区三区| 欧美国产精品久久| 亚洲国产欧美另类va在线观看 |