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Xinjiang to provide potable water to 1.15 mln rural residents in 2009

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region would provide 1.15 million rural residents with reliable drinking water this year, a senior local water resources official said Monday. About 940 million yuan (137.63 million U.S. dollars) was... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Mar 09 2009

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