Recent rains boost Chiayi reservoir from 5% to 57% capacity: WRA focustaiwan.tw - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from focustaiwan.tw Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BIGGEST BENEFICIARY: From Tuesday, about 170 million tonnes of water flowed into catchment areas, with New Taipei City’s Feicui Reservoir collecting 42 million tonnesBy Chen Cheng-hui / Staff reporter
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) yesterday announced that it would suspend water rationing measures for Taichung, Miaoli County and northern Changhua County thanks to seasonal plum rain and heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Choi-Wan last week.
Measures to shut off the water supply to these areas on a rotational basis for two days a week would be lifted with immediate effect, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) said in an video released online yesterday.
“Over the past few days, the rainfall [in reservoir catchment areas] has exceeded 100mm. Coupled with other sources of water, such as underground water, underflow
Taiwan holds event to remember influential Japanese engineer
May 9, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Taiwan s Vice President Chen Chien-jen offers flowers at a memorial park in Tainan dedicated to Japanese architect and hydraulic engineer Yuichi Hatta at a ceremony on May 8, 2021, the 79th anniversary of his death.(Kyodo) TAIPEI (Kyodo) Taiwan held activities on Saturday to remember Japanese architect Yoichi Hatta who designed the Chianan Canal, Wushantou Reservoir and Wushantou Dam in Greater Tainan in southern Taiwan a century ago. As this year marks the centennial of the start of the canal s construction, events were held at a memorial park dedicated to Hatta in Tainan on Saturday, the 79th anniversary of the death of the Japanese engineer.