Water pollution targeted by new plan

China released an action plan on Thursday to tackle serious water pollution, aiming to intensify government efforts to reduce emissions of pollutants and to protect supplies.

The plan will fuel economic growth, with related services on safeguarding the environment becoming a new growth engine, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.

The State Council released the Action Plan for Water Pollution Prevention and Control after two years of research and revisions since it was first drafted in April 2013.