South-North Water Transfer Project

South-North Water Transfer Project

Delivering mass infrastructures consistently, effectively and efficiently, the South-North Water Transfer/Diversion Project is one of the biggest project ever to be implemented, spanning over many decades. “Its main aim is to divert 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually from the Yangtze River in southern China to the more arid and industrialized north through three canal systems:

·         Eastern Route through the course of the Grand Canal;

·         Central route flowing from Han River (a tributary of Yangtze River) to Beijing and Tianjin

·         Western route which goes from three tributaries of Yangtze River to provinces like Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Ningxia”(Wikipedia)

With declining levels of groundwater, and decreasing groundwater, this project will be beneficial to more than 200 million people in the North region of China. The main beneficiary will also be the ever-growing network of cities & industries in China. 

Willets Point Development Plan

Willets Point Development Plan

A Historic plan which can transform an area neglected by generations into a posh and highly-sought one, the Willets Point Development Plan will completely transform the social environment by changing the infrastructure and waterworks involved. This shows how much possible impact infrastructure can have on the society. Apart from providing employment and business opportunities, it will also open up social mobility and improve quality of life.

“The first phase of the Willets Point Development Plan in the New York City borough of Queens aims to create around 2,500 units of mixed-income housing, retail and entertainment amenities, public open space, a school, hotel and convention center. Phase 1, budgeted at‑US$3 billion and funded by private developers, hopes to have a huge social impact in an area that has suffered decades of post-industrial decline by generating employment and improving the overall quality of life for residents. This project also plans to create defenses against the pollution that has plagued the waterways around Willets Point for‑over a century.” (KPMG)

Right now, the Plan is in legal hassles with conflicts occurring between the city administration and the court. Various other schemes such as turning into a stadium or parking for the LaGuardia Airport have been rejected/scrapped.