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Bosten Lake Basin Rehabilitation Project
China
| Borrower | China |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Water & Sanitation |
| Approved | 11.03.2009 |
| Signed | 05.04.2009 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | KFAED |
| Executing Agency | Bayangol Prefectural Leading Group for Foreign Loan Projects |
| Co-financiers | KFAED, GOVERNMENT |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 10.50 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 101.30 |
Bosten Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, is one of the country’s biggest reed-producing areas. Reeds are important to the country as they are used in the production of paper and have the ability to absorb salts and degrade pollutants found in wastewater. The improper use of irrigation water in the region, however, is causing rising salinity levels. Theproject will therefore construct around 204 water wells and an equal number of pumping stations in the Yanqi Basin and install irrigation systems across some 16,700 ha. Drainage systems will also be repaired and new ones built and a reed wetland recovery program carried out. In addition, the project will construct and equip an eco-environment monitoring and research center together with four monitoring stations in the Yanqi Basin.