Article: Evaluation report recommends continuing with controverial lake bed lining project, but with modifications

Evaluation report recommends continuing with controverial lake bed lining project, but with modifications

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A much-expected evaluation report published on Tuesday says the lake bed lining project in the imperial garden Yuanmingyuan in Beijing has seriously damaged its eco-system, but notes the anti-infiltration project could go on after the project plan is modified.

"There's a need to adopt anti-infiltration measures to prevent water loss because Beijing faces serious water shortage," says the report, published on the website of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA).

"But the original program should be revised," says the report, sumbitted by ...

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