Wu Yingjie, TAR Party Secretary, early this month (May 2017) visited Konggar County and Chanang County, Lhoka, for on-site inspection of the farmland water conservancy project. He stressed the need to strengthen the region's construction of water conservancy infrastructure, further promote structural reform in the supply side in agricultural and animal husbandry industries, so as to promote increased production and efficiency and increase income for farmers. 

The irrigation project that Wu Yingjie inspected is located in the middle reaches of the Yalutsangpo (Brahmaputra) River's north bank. The construction area covers four counties (Konggar, Chanang, Nedong and Sangri), ten villages (towns) and 37 administrative villages. The total irrigation area is 350,600 mu (2,373 hectares).Wu Yingjie  said it is necessary to implement collective management and promote large-scale operation for water saving. He also said  it is necessary to develop favorable policies and encourage large-scale growers from outside the region to come and invest, teach local people technical skills and help increase their income.