2003-22, In Commemoration of the Opening of the Project To Divert Water from the South to the North《南水北调工程开工纪念》

Stamp Title: In Commemoration of the Opening of the Project To Divert Water from the South to the North
Scott No: 3308
Serial number: 2003-22
Values in set: 1 (Souvenir Sheet)
Denomination: 8.00 yuan
Date of issue: 26th September 2003
Designer: Chen Nan
Size of stamps: 30*50 mm
Size of S/S: 126*80 mm
Printing process: photogravure
Printer: Beijing Postage Stamp Printing House

The projects, the tremendous strategic infrastructure to alleviate the water shortage in the north of China, have a great bearing on the sustainable economic and social development of the country in the future and long-term interests of generations. After 50 years f efforts in surveying, planning, designing, research and appraisal, it has been decided that 3 diversion channels be constructed in the east, middle and west to divert water from the lower, middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze Yellow, Huaihe and Haihe rivers flowing from west to east to realize a proper allocation of water resources across the country. The projects were officially started on 27 December 2002 and will be completed by 2030~2050.

2003年小型张《南水北调工程开工纪念》
国家邮政局2003年9月26日发行《南水北调工程开工纪念》小型张。
（1-1）J 南水北调工程开工纪念 8元 840万枚
志号：2003-22M
版别：影写
邮票规格：30×50mm
小型张规格：126×80mm
设计者：陈楠
印制厂：北京邮票厂

南水北调工程是继三峡工程之后，我国又一个重大的国土建设工程，是当今世界上规模最大的跨流域调水工程。

丹江口水库是南水北调工程的水源地。水库于1966年初步建成，是当时最大的水利枢纽工程，它至今仍是亚洲最大的人工湖泊。南水北调工程在即，水库的设计蓄水位将由现在的157米提高至170米。按2001年南水北调中线工程规划，丹江口水库扩容后，可向北京、天津、河北、河南、湖北沿线缺水地区年均供水95亿立方米，后期调水量可增至130亿–140亿立方米，基本满足2030年这些地区的用水要求。