Is it illegal to occupy the river to build roads?

Unauthorized occupation of flood discharge structures on river banks is an illegal act, which is regulated by People's Republic of China (PRC) Water Law, People's Republic of China (PRC) Flood Control Law and People's Republic of China (PRC) River Management Regulations.

Legal basis:

Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on River Management;

Twenty-fourth within the scope of river management, it is forbidden to build dikes, water blocking channels and water blocking roads; Planting tall crops, reeds, willows, grasses and trees (except dike shelterbelts); Set up fishing gear for blocking the river; Discard slag, stone slag, coal ash, soil, garbage, etc.

Building houses, grazing, ditching, drilling wells, digging pits, burying graves, drying grain, storing materials, exploiting underground resources, conducting archaeological excavations and conducting market trade activities are prohibited in dikes and berms.

Twenty-fifth the following activities within the scope of river management must be approved by the competent authorities of the river; Involving other departments, approved by the river authorities in conjunction with the relevant departments:

(a) Disposal of sand, mud, gold, sand or sludge;

(2) Blasting, drilling and digging fish ponds;

(three) storing materials, building factories or other building facilities in the river beach;

(four) the exploitation of underground resources and archaeological excavations in the river beach.

Twenty-sixth according to the importance of embankment, embankment foundation soil conditions, etc. With the approval of the people's governments at or above the county level, the river authorities may designate dike safety protection zones in areas connected with the scope of river management. In the dike safety protection zone, drilling, blasting, fish pond digging, quarrying, earth borrowing and other activities that endanger the dike safety are prohibited.

Article 27 Reclaiming land from lakes is prohibited. Those who have reclaimed land should be treated according to the flood control standards stipulated by the state and gradually retreat from the lake. The planning for the development and utilization of lakes must be examined and approved by the river authorities.

Reclamation of rivers is prohibited, and if reclamation is really necessary, it must be scientifically demonstrated and approved by the people's governments at or above the provincial level.