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Table 3.1
Key function change of MWR during 1949–2018
Key functions
1949–1958 1958–1967 1967–1975 1975–1979 1979–1982 1982–1988 1988–1998 1998–2008 2008–2018 2018–
Water infrastructure
development
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Water infrastructure
management
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Agricultural and rural water
resources development
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Water resources
development and use
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Water resources
management
√
√
√
√
Water resources protection
√
√
√
Water saving
√
√
√
√
Water resource allocation
√
√
√
√
Water and soil conservation
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
River channel management
√
√
√
√
Hydrological works
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Flood-control and drought
resistance
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Large-scale power
development
√
√
√
Rural hydropower
development
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
Elaborated by author