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3.3.4 MWR Between February 1979 and March 1982
In February 1979, the MWP was revoked and the MWR and the Ministry of Power
Industry were set up. This arrangement was temporary, however. Subsequently, the
MWR and the MWP were merged again for the last time.
3.3.5 MWP During March 1982–March 1988
In March 1982, the twenty-second session of the fifth NPC Standing Committee
decided to merge the MWR and the Ministry of Power Industry into an agency
responsible for the management of national production and construction works in
water resources and power. This arrangement was the final merger with the MWP.
After 1988, no further mergers between the MWR and the MWP occurred. During
this period, the key functions of the MWP included the following:
• Researching, formulating, and supervising the implementation of strategy, policy,
legislation, and methods related to water resources and power.
• Formulating and implementing long-term planning and annual planning for water
resources and power.
• Organizing planning for major rivers and transboundary rivers and engineering
construction for key projects.
• Overseeing operation and management of water infrastructure affiliated to the
MWP and supervising national water infrastructure management.
• Handling national construction and management of agricultural and pastoral water
resources engineering, and small hydropower development.
• Overseeing national hydrological works and water resources investigation and
assessment.
• Overseeing power construction and power supply management for urban and rural
areas.
• Handling power construction management.
• Handling national water resources comprehensive development, use, protection
and allocation, managing water and soil conservation, and providing comments
on water tariffs.
• Under the leadership of national flood-control headquarters; in charge of daily
flood-control and drought-resistance operations.
After the implementation of the reform and opening policy in 1978, the water
sector was facing increasing demands on water and energy supply due to rapid
social and economic development. Over the same period, large-scale water project
construction began to slow down. Additionally, under market-oriented reforms in the
power sector, no ministry related to the power industry would be established in the
future.
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3.3.4 MWR Between February 1979 and March 1982
In February 1979, the MWP was revoked and the MWR and the Ministry of Power
Industry were set up. This arrangement was temporary, however. Subsequently, the
MWR and the MWP were merged again for the last time.
3.3.5 MWP During March 1982–March 1988
In March 1982, the twenty-second session of the fifth NPC Standing Committee
decided to merge the MWR and the Ministry of Power Industry into an agency
responsible for the management of national production and construction works in
water resources and power. This arrangement was the final merger with the MWP.
After 1988, no further mergers between the MWR and the MWP occurred. During
this period, the key functions of the MWP included the following:
• Researching, formulating, and supervising the implementation of strategy, policy,
legislation, and methods related to water resources and power.
• Formulating and implementing long-term planning and annual planning for water
resources and power.
• Organizing planning for major rivers and transboundary rivers and engineering
construction for key projects.
• Overseeing operation and management of water infrastructure affiliated to the
MWP and supervising national water infrastructure management.
• Handling national construction and management of agricultural and pastoral water
resources engineering, and small hydropower development.
• Overseeing national hydrological works and water resources investigation and
assessment.
• Overseeing power construction and power supply management for urban and rural
areas.
• Handling power construction management.
• Handling national water resources comprehensive development, use, protection
and allocation, managing water and soil conservation, and providing comments
on water tariffs.
• Under the leadership of national flood-control headquarters; in charge of daily
flood-control and drought-resistance operations.
After the implementation of the reform and opening policy in 1978, the water
sector was facing increasing demands on water and energy supply due to rapid
social and economic development. Over the same period, large-scale water project
construction began to slow down. Additionally, under market-oriented reforms in the
power sector, no ministry related to the power industry would be established in the
future.