The dry situation of the Yangtze River Basin quickly develops the Ministry of Water Resources to start a drought defense level IV emergency response

Since July, the rainfall of the Yangtze River Basin is 40 % less than the same period of the same year; most of the high temperature days of most of the basin exceeded 15 days, and the middle and lower reaches are more than 25 days; there are no effective rainfall days in some areas for more than 20 days. At present, the water level of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake are 4.7 to 5.7 meters lower than the same period of the same year. They are the lowest in the same period since the actual test records; the water storage of small reservoirs in some areas is seriously insufficient.

The drought in the Yangtze River Basin developed rapidly. Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, and Sichuan (municipality) of 6 provinces (municipalities) were relieved by 9.67 million mu, and 830,000 people were affected by drought supply. At present, the water sources of large and medium -sized irrigation areas in the Yangtze River Basin can be effectively guaranteed. Some of the end -end area of ​​the irrigation area and Wangtiantian are severely drought. Some of the small reservoirs or mountain spring water and stream water are decentralized. Some people need to pull water and send water to ensure living water.

Li Guoying, deputy commander of the National Defense General Defense and Minister of Water Resources, has repeatedly discussed the drought situation, requiring to find out the water shortage situation of the dry area, scientifically dispatch the water conservancy project, implement the drought resistance and measures to ensure the safety of the people drinking water, ensure that the large livestock drinks water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water of large livestock and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water and water of large livestock. Periodical sectum irrigation water demand. The Ministry of Water Resources actively does various drought resistance. First, at 12 o'clock on August 11th, it launched a grade IV emergency response to Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, and Sichuan (municipality). The second is to pay close attention to the rain, water, and drought in the Yangtze River Basin, grasp the development trend of drought in real time, and release drought warning information in a timely manner. The third is to issue a notice to the relevant provinces (municipalities) of the Water Resources Department (bureau), requiring in -depth analysis of the impact of drought conditions on agricultural production and mass drinking water, and adopting drought resistance early to reduce the impact and loss of drought. The fourth is to consider the demand for flood prevention, drought resistance, and power generation, organize the preparation of emergency water dispatching schedules in the Yangtze River Basin, propose dispatching measures for key drought -by the basin, and plan 51 major reservoirs such as the Three Gorges and Danjiangkou in advance to reserve water sources for drought resistance. Drought provinces (municipalities) adapt to local conditions and classified policies, and do their best to do a good job in drought -resistant drinking and water protection.

According to meteorological predictions, most of the Yangtze River Basin will maintain high temperature and rainy weather in the next week. Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places may continue to develop. The Ministry of Water Conservancy will continue to pay close attention to the development of the drought in the Yangtze River Basin, make every effort to do a good job in various drought defense, and strive to reduce the impact and loss of drought.

Source: Ministry of Water Resources Water Disaster Disaster Defense Department

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