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The South–North Water Transfer Project, which is also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (Chinese: 南水北调工程; pinyin: Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng) is a multi-decade infrastructure mega-project in the People's Republic of China. The motivation behind this major strategic infrastructure is to alleviate water shortage in the Northern parts of China. The goal of this project is to transfer 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually from the southern part of China to the northern part of China. The idea of mass water transport to solve the water scarcity problem in China was first developed by Mao Zedong. He believed that in order to better allocate water resources in China, A huge water transport project should be constructed. The plan of a major water transfer project was finally approved by the State Council in 2002. This South-to-North Water Transfer Project is expected to cost $62 billion and is expected to be completed by 2050. The project requires construction of three major water diversion routes to link the water resources from the South to North. The three routes are Easten Route, Central Route, Western Route.