WUHAN: Senior legislator Chen Zhili yesterday called for greater legislative powers to stop pollution in lakes and to prevent lakes from disappearing.

Chen, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, made the comment in an address to the 13th World Lake Conference that opened yesterday in Wuhan, known as "the City of 100 Lakes".

Chen called for the establishment of lake protection laws and strict supervision of industrial, agricultural and household waste.