Work on reinforcing 35,000 km of river embankments was started. Over 3,500 km of main dikes of the Yangtze River and nearly 1,000 km of dikes of the Yellow River have been reinforced,and their capacity to withstand floods has been greatly increased.

• 江河堤防加固工程开工3.；5万公里，完成了长达3500多公里的长江干堤和近千公里的黄河堤防加固工程，防洪能力大大增强。