China's mega water diversion project has transferred nearly 50 billion cubic meters of water from major rivers in the south to the drought-prone north over the past seven years.

在过去的 7 年里，中国的大型调水工程从南方的主要河流向干旱易发的北方调水近 500 亿立方米。

During the inspection, he listened to introductions to the construction, management and operation of the middle route of the water diversion project, and the ecological conservation of the water source region.

在视察期间，他听取了关于引水工程中线建设、管理和运行以及水源区生态保护的介绍。

You know, this crisis is the result of the 20-plus-year megadrought here in the West and also water diversions from rivers upstream from the lake for farming, mostly going to animal feed crops, as well as cities.

这场危机是西部地区二十多年来极端干旱的结果，也是从该湖泊上游调水用于农业的结果，水源主要流向动物饲料作物，也流向了城市。

Provincial emergency management authorities have urged local departments to strengthen drought monitoring and increase water sources through water diversion and artificial rainfall, among other methods, in order to minimize losses from the drought, according to a notice published Saturday.

根据周六发布的一份通知，省级应急管理部门已敦促地方部门加强干旱监测，并通过引水和人工降雨等方法增加水源，以尽量减少干旱造成的损失。