Nanking, Mar. 18, dredging of an outlet channel for the Hwai River to the sea, which forms the principal task in the conservancy of the river, is expected 1o be completed before April 20 as scheduled. according to the Hwai River Conservancy Commission. The conservancy authorities are eager to push the work to completion before that date in order that an outlet may be provided for the river upon the setting in of the high water season.
The channel Jeads from Chiang-chuang at Hwalyin to Taotzekou, Foning, measuring. o length of 170 Idlometres. The total dredging fund.
estimated at $13,000,000." Up till now about 00,000,000 fang. of the {uta} 68,000,000 ting of earth work has been done. Judging from past experience, the remaining. 8,000,000 fang, may' be completed before the! fixed date, if no excessive rainfall occurs during the next few weeks.
About 120,000 hands drafted from six hsien along the channel, namely, Hwalyin, Kwalnn, Lienshul, Ssuyang, Paoyin and Funing, have been work: ing without a "hitch under the: Gireetion of tHe Engingering Bureau. Ju accordance with instructions of the Kiangsu Provincial Government the magistrates of the six hsien have also proceeded to the spot person ally to supervise the work.
An inaugural ceremony" for - the channel has now been " tentatively Axed for May 1 whicn water in the Hwai River will be first led through It'to the sea, Simultaneously the three looks at Shape, Howalyin and Liulouchien, which are constructed to regulate the water will also be
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