During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the country will focus on five aspects of work in the construction of the national water network.

The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" clearly proposes to "accelerate the construction of a modern water network". Sun Zhiyu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, introduced at a press conference held by the Ministry of Water Resources on the 10th, focusing on the construction of the national water network, the water resources department will focus on five aspects during the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period. Firstly, to improve the water resources allocation and water supply guarantee system. Secondly, to accelerate the construction of a modern watershed flood control and disaster reduction system. Thirdly, to improve the protection and governance system of river and lake ecosystems. Fourthly, to accelerate the construction of a digital twin water network. Fifth, to continuously improve the operation mechanism of water network construction.