six major canals, with a total investment of 850 billion yuan, is being comprehensively promoted. According to the existing data, the construction of Pinglu Canal, Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal, Jianghuai Canal, Jinghan Canal and Hunan-Guangxi Canal may stimulate the demand for cement by more than 80 million tons. Specifically, assuming that the cement consumption per kilometer of Pinglu Canal is 29,000 tons, the total length of Pinglu Canal is 134 kilometers, and the demand for cement is 3.87 million tons; The Zhejiang-Jiangxi-Guangdong Grand Canal is 1,988 kilometers long, requiring 57.65 million tons; the Jianghuai Canal (navigable) is 156.6 kilometers long, requiring 4.54 million tons; the Jinghan Canal is 236 kilometers long, requiring 6.84 million tons; the Xianggui Canal is 300 kilometers long, requiring 8.7 million tons; in addition, although the number of kilometers of inland water transport projects in Henan Province is unknown, it will also bring millions of tons of cement demand.
