Recently, it was learned from the Tacheng Prefecture Water Resources Bureau that this year, all 42 water conservancy projects in the prefecture have started construction, including 15 continued projects, 23 new projects, and 4 reserve conversion projects, with a total investment of 991 million yuan.
　　The Qiege'er Reservoir in Yumin County is a continued project with a total investment of 205 million yuan and a total storage capacity of 3.58 million cubic meters. It consists of three parts: the dam, the diversion and water release tunnel, and the spillway. Construction began in September 2023 and is scheduled for completion by the end of February 2026.
　　In mid-March this year, the Qiege'er Reservoir continued project in Yumin County resumed construction. To date, excavation has been completed for 104,600 cubic meters of bank slope and riverbed gravelly soil, 34,200 cubic meters of the dam riverbed section, 3,917 cubic meters of bank slope foundation trench rock, 24,900 cubic meters of spillway earthwork, and 70,000 cubic meters of rock excavation.
　　At the same time, 2,400 cubic meters of lining concrete for the diversion and water release tunnel has been completed, along with 500 cubic meters of backfill grouting. The main structure and interior decoration of the management station building have been fully completed.
　　Wang Junchang, project manager of the Yumin County Water Resources Bureau, said: "This year, we have strengthened our service and management efforts for reservoir construction to ensure that project progress and construction quality advance together, striving to complete and put the project into use as early as possible to benefit people of all ethnic groups."
　　Since the first half of this year, Tacheng Prefecture has made every effort to secure investment in water conservancy construction, strengthen water conservancy infrastructure, accelerate the filling of shortcomings, establish and improve a scheduling mechanism, and implement weekly reporting and monthly scheduling supervision and inspection. It has focused on both project quality and project progress, accelerating construction progress to ensure the smooth advancement of water conservancy projects.
　　In 2024, Tacheng Prefecture implemented a total of four groundwater treatment projects with a total investment of 96.2261 million yuan. Among them, the Emin County surface water drinking project and water plant construction project has an investment of 21.9199 million yuan.
　　At present, 9.08 million yuan in funds has been secured, site clearing and material procurement have been completed, and implementation is being accelerated.
　　The Emin County surface water drinking project and water plant construction project plans to build a total of 26.875 kilometers of water distribution pipelines and 130 ancillary structures, including 26 air release and exhaust wells, 11 flow wells, 12 water distribution wells, 4 drain wells, 11 water meter wells, 11 connection wells, 45 road crossings, 3 canal crossings, and 7 scour protection structures.
　　Li Guangxu, member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the Tacheng Prefecture Water Resources Bureau, said: "This year, the prefecture is implementing groundwater treatment projects aimed at solidly advancing the treatment of groundwater overexploitation. This is not only a requirement for ecological civilization construction, but also helps people of all ethnic groups improve their quality of life."