Investing in Wetland Parks in Areas with Serious Water Shortages: Prestige Project or a Waste of Resources?

High-cost construction of wetland parks in areas with serious water shortages. In such areas, the government has invested a lot of money to build wetland parks, but it faces the dilemma of extreme shortage of water resources. This behavior is vividly called the "Prestige Project", which means that the government blindly invests in order to make themselves look good or garner prestige, regardless of the actual situation and people's livelihood needs.


 

We must clearly realize that the construction of wetland parks in areas with serious water shortages is indeed unreasonable. The construction of wetland parks often requires a large amount of water resources; in water-scarce areas, this behavior is undoubtedly a waste of limited water resources. Local governments should prioritize people’s livelihood needs rather than extravagance and waste for the sake of image. This move not only puts pressure on finances, but also seriously affects people's lives.

 

In addition, the high cost of building wetland parks in areas with serious water shortages is also an issue that needs attention. In areas where resources are scarce, local governments should pay more attention to the rational use of funds, rather than investing a large amount of funds in an unrealistic, so-called "imitating the scenery of a water town" project. This is not only a fiscal challenge, but also irresponsible to the interests of taxpayers. How to make every penny benefit the people to the greatest extent is an issue that needs to be paid attention to and considered in local development decisions.

 

Original Chinese Article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_VzryP9VxAG1OGYc0sSHwg

Translator: Maggie

Editor: Maggie

Checked by: YUJIE     

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