ITYS - Parched Beijing runs out of freshwater

People and Planet: Municipal authorities in Beijing have announced that the parched city will receive 300 million cubic metres of water from neighbouring Hebei Province until March 2009. Most of this water will come from dams and underground reservoirs, already stressed from the inefficient use of water for irrigated agriculture. Beijing, China's capital, has essentially run out of freshwater. The city, with 16 million people – China's second largest – has been facing critical water shortages for over a ... Link