我国发布长江经济带生态环境保护规划

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.

我国政府近日发布了长江经济带生态环境保护规划，这是防止这条国内最长河流污染的最新举措。

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

该规划由环保部、国家发改委和水利部联合发布。

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

环保部副部长赵英民表示，规划设定了长江经济带水资源利用上线。

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

赵英民称，将划定生态保护红线，以保护和修复重点区域生态环境。

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

水环境质量管理将基于底线制度进行，以加强对长江经济带污染的控制。

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

赵英民说，规划还要求强化突发环境事件应对以及区域合作。

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.

长江经济带东起上海、西至云南，覆盖9个省、两个直辖市，面积达205万平方公里。