CCTV News:Yesterday, the National Audit Office announced the audit results of ecological environmental protection in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

In 2016 and 2017, a total of 251.824 billion yuan was invested in the ecological environment protection of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. While the ecological environment protection has achieved certain results, there are also some problems.
In terms of the use of funds, from December 2013 to January 2018, eight local government departments and their subordinate units illegally used funds related to ecological environmental protection of 25,804,900 yuan.
In terms of resource development, by the end of 2017, 930 small hydropower stations in 8 provinces had started construction without EIA, and over-exploitation caused 333 rivers to be cut off, with a total length of 1,017 kilometers.
In terms of pollution control, by the end of 2017, there were 118 urban sewage treatment plants in sensitive areas in 9 provinces that did not meet Grade A emission standards.
This is the first time that the National Audit Office has conducted an ecological environmental protection audit on the Yangtze River Economic Belt and issued a special audit report. The focus of the audit has also shifted from a purely economic perspective to an ecological protection and ecological restoration perspective. From the published audit opinions, it can be seen that there are no details involved, such as the development of small hydropower just mentioned. Some people even think that the Audit Commission pays attention to a small hydropower, why don’t these details go unnoticed? The reporter interviewed the relevant person of the National Audit Office.
Luo Tao, director of the Department of Resources and Environment Audit of the National Audit Office, said: "This problem can be said to be small and big. Small hydropower stations are not only related to the development of water resources, but also closely related to water ecology, affecting the biodiversity of our country."
Liu Feng, Deputy Director of the Department of Resources and Environment Audit of the National Audit Office, said: "In fact, in the past, people may not pay attention to it and think it is a trivial matter. If no one pays attention, it will become a blind spot and a regulatory blank. As an ecological environment protection, there must be no blind spots and no restricted areas. "
According to relevant regulations, in order to strengthen audit supervision and promote the implementation and rectification of audit decisions by audited units, the Audit Commission will pay a return visit after issuing audit conclusions.
Liu Feng, deputy director of the Department of Resources and Environment Audit of the National Audit Office, said: "We have an audit rectification system, and we have to check its rectification every year. All relevant departments and localities follow the system, and they also have to announce the rectification to the public. Grasping great protection together, looking at the problem as a whole, can’t be considered simply by yourself and in one place. "
At present, the National Audit Office has issued an audit report on the problems that have been identified by the audit, requiring the relevant local governments to announce the rectification results to the public according to law after the deadline for rectification.
"Great protection and no great development" is not only the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Since the 18th National Congress, China’s ecological environment supervision has become increasingly strict, and the system has become increasingly strict. Just recently, the central environmental protection inspector "looked back" and stationed in many provinces (regions), and more than 600 people were held accountable. The ecological "red line" is the "high-voltage line", which can’t be touched.