Jiao Zhizhong, the head of the Beijing Water Authority, is confident its water quality will meet or surpass Olympic water quality standards in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Five new sewage treatment plants will be installed this year.
Jiao Zhizhong said that 80% homes have water-saving equipment installed, and that farms are irrigating more conservatively.
When the Olympics begin in August 2008, Beijing will receive an extra 79 million gallons of water from the nearby Hebei province.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
The Olympic Fiasco
The furor surrounding the farcical preparations for the 2012 London Olympics is growing.
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO), due to be issued on Friday, will demand as "a matter of urgency" that the Treasury sets a final budget for the Games.
It seems incredible that an event of this size, and prestige, does not actually have professional budget. However, we should remember that this is a project put together by politicians. Politicians should never be entrusted with large scale projects or financial budgets.
The report notes that, without a final budget for the Olympics, it will be almost impossible for the auditors to assess whether it is likely to be managed properly and whether it is good value for money.
I would suggest that the lack of budget will give the politicians exactly what they want, a large degree of wiggle room when things go wrong.
A report from the National Audit Office (NAO), due to be issued on Friday, will demand as "a matter of urgency" that the Treasury sets a final budget for the Games.
It seems incredible that an event of this size, and prestige, does not actually have professional budget. However, we should remember that this is a project put together by politicians. Politicians should never be entrusted with large scale projects or financial budgets.
The report notes that, without a final budget for the Olympics, it will be almost impossible for the auditors to assess whether it is likely to be managed properly and whether it is good value for money.
I would suggest that the lack of budget will give the politicians exactly what they want, a large degree of wiggle room when things go wrong.
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