Recently,ameetinga total of fiveonwater treatment were held in ZhejiangProvince, during whichtheProvincial Party committeesworeto resolvetheissue thoroughly. A total of fivemeetings on water treatment, proposed in 2013, addressedissues such as:sewage, flooding,water-logging, water supply and water saving.
On March the 3rd,“Leifenglian”led bytheForeign Student Association attendedthe opening ceremony ofthe first of the fivemeetings onwatertreatmentin Xihu district. During the ceremony, Wen Jianqiang, director of water treatment in Xihu district, emphasized that the cost of water treatment having experienced so many treatment difficulties, is a systematictype ofengineering. He also extended a warm welcome to students who actively joined in and hopes that this fresh strength can be forged stronger in practice.
On the behalf of ZUST, Gai Shitong delivered a speech in which he expressed his confidence and passion in water treatment from the perspective of the foreign students.
Mother Ai guided“Leifenglian”to inspect the Yanshan River.“We need to protect rivers because rivers are ourcommonwater sites,”said mother Ai who also said,“The priority of water treatment istoimprove the quality ofhealth amongstthe people.”
The71yearold mother Ai has been persistent in having aninspectiontour along the river,everyday for two years. Mother Ai said,“It takes half an hour to walk from Bazi bridge to the Yanshan river, and I walkthis routetwice a day”
During theinspection, our foreign students who aremembersof“Lifenglian”asked mother Ai what thebehaviorsthat result in environmental contaminationwere. While appreciating what motherAihas done for those years,ourforeign students developed a better understanding of the importance of environmental protection and made up their minds tofulfillthis tough task.
The taskofwater treatment is not only the job of the government, but also an obligation and responsibility for everyone. The water resource given to us by the wonderful nature all around us, is for us to cherish and to use reasonably and not for us to waste. Let us all join the“Leifenglian”to make our river clean and beautiful.