我國發布長江經濟帶生態環境保護規劃

The Chinese government has released an eco-environmental protection plan covering the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the latest move to protect the country's longest river from pollution.

我國政府近日發佈了長江經濟帶生態環境保護規劃，這是防止這條國內最長河流污染的最新舉措。

The plan was jointly released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Water Resources.

該規劃由環保部、國家發改委和水利部聯合發佈。

It places an upper limit on the usage of water resources along the belt, said Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of environmental protection.

環保部副部長趙英民表示，規劃設定了長江經濟帶水資源利用上線。

A "red line" for ecological protection will be put in place to protect and restore the ecological environment of key areas, Zhao said.

趙英民稱，將劃定生態保護紅線，以保護和修復重點區域生態環境。

Water environment quality management will be based on a "bottom line" system to strengthen controls on pollution along the belt.

水環境質量管理將基於底線制度進行，以加強對長江經濟帶污染的控制。

The plan also demands improved responses to environmental emergencies and closer regional coordination, he said.

趙英民說，規劃還要求強化突發環境事件應對以及區域合作。

Stretching from Shanghai in the east to Yunnan in the west, the Yangtze River Economic Belt covers nine provinces and two municipalities in an area of 2.05 million square kilometer.

長江經濟帶東起上海、西至雲南，覆蓋9個省、兩個直轄市，面積達205萬平方公里。