In recent years, Huai'an City has attached great importance to rural water supply work, actively sought funds from superiors, promoted project construction, and improved the operation guarantee.

The details of our efforts are as follows: First, Huai'an has investigated issues regarding the low level of water supply in rural areas and carried out special rectification. From 2024 to the end of April this year, 26 problems were identified and rectified, including three in engineering construction, and relevant systems have been improved promptly.

Second, we have organized agricultural counties (districts) to compile and complete the Rural Water Supply High-Quality Development Plan (2024-2028) as part of our efforts to improve the rural water supply project system vigorously. We have also carefully planned the construction of municipal and county water networks, including small-scale water diversion and other engineering construction in the planning scope, and strengthened project reserves.

Third, to apply for funds, we have studied our superiors' policy documents and intensified our connections and communication with the Ministry of Water Resources and the Provincial Water Resources Department. Moreover, we also take the initiative to report, continue to follow up, and invite experts from the Ministry of Water Resources to guide, supplement, and improve the application materials. Overall, we have gone all out to promote it and maximize the financial support of superior departments.

The construction project this time is the water supply ring network project from Cheqiao to Suzui section of the Huai'an District Rural Water Supply Guarantee Project, with a total investment of RMB 120 million. A water supply pipeline of about 31 kilometers will be laid along Provincial Highway S264 from Cheqiao Town to Suzui Town, realizing the interconnection of water sources in towns and villages at the end of the South and North Canals. The project will form a north-south interconnected water supply ring network pipeline system covering 304,000 beneficiaries. The project has started and is expected to be completed in early 2026. After the project is completed, it will effectively solve the problems of short-term low water pressure and insufficient water volume that may occur during peak water conservation periods, such as busy farming seasons and holidays.