Hubei starts the water -drought disaster defense to prevent drought -resistant level IV emergency response

According to the "Hubei Province Water Resources Department's Water Disaster Disaster Defense Emergency Response Response (Trial)", after research, the Provincial Department of Water Resources decided to launch a level IV emergency response at 14:00 on August 11.

In the past few days, due to the continuous high temperature and rainy weather, most of the provinces have drought in varying degrees. According to the forecast of the meteorological department, in the future, most of our province will still focus on high temperature and sunny weather. Drought may increase development, and the situation of drought resistance will become increasingly severe.

On the 11th, the Provincial Department of Water Resources issued a notice from the water conservancy and lake (water) bureaus of various cities, states, direct management cities, Shennongjia Forest District, and relevant units directly in the department, requiring localities and units Drought, anti -drought, comprehensively organize mobilization, and effectively strengthen various drought resistance measures. The notice states that one must strengthen drought monitoring and early warning. Pay close attention to the rain and water situation, strengthen soil, monitoring and early warning, and timely discuss the development trend of drought, and strive for the initiative of drought resistance. Second, we must strengthen scientific scheduling. Fully consider the current and later drought -resistant water needs, open up drought resistance sources, uniformly dispatch water sources projects, strengthen planning water, save water, and coordinate arrangement of life, production, and ecological water. Third, we must ensure water supply safety. Always put urban and rural residents' drinking water safety first, refine the implementation of water supply guarantee measures, organize social forces to pull water and send water to the masses if necessary, and fully protect the demand for living water for the masses. Fourth, we must strengthen information reporting. Strengthen drought statistics and information submission work, and implement the report system for drought resistance during the emergency response period.

(Source: Hubei Daily)

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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