水利部专家建议，南水北调中线工程应与东线工程同时建设。中线工程将从湖北丹江口水库引水输往北京，全线长 1240km。东、中线工程方案不日将报国家审批，列入“十五”规划。到 2010年，长江水可流到北京。 南水北调工程总体格局被正式确定为东、中、西 3条线路，目前东、中线 Experts from the Ministry of Water Resources suggested that the midline project of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project should be constructed at the same time as the east line project. The midline project will be diverted from Hubei Danjiangkou Reservoir to Beijing, covering a total length of 1240km. The program of the east and middle lines will soon be submitted to the state for examination and approval and be included in the “10th Five-Year Plan.” By 2010, the Yangtze River can flow to Beijing. The overall pattern of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has been formally identified as the three eastern, central and western routes. At present, the eastern and central lines