Stimulus funding is flowing toward sewage upgrades

Green projects are among the major beneficiaries of the government's 4-trillion-yuan stimulus package.

Wan Bentai, chief engineer at the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), said some 210 billion yuan ($30.7 billion) will support environmental initiatives, including the construction of sewage and waste treatment facilities and improvements to energy-efficiency and ecology conservation.

A total of 160 billion yuan will flow into pollution treatment projects aimed at protecting rivers and lakes. Work will benefit Huaihe, Haihe and Liaohe rivers, Taihu, Chaohu, and Dianchi lakes, as well as reservoir areas for the Three Gorges and Xiaolangdi hydro project on the Yellow River.