China News Agency, Beijing, March 2 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources on the 2nd that 80 major water projects under construction in China have been resumed, accounting for 72.7% of the total number of projects.
On the same day, the Ministry of Water Resources announced that the Xiang River Water Conservancy Hub and supporting irrigation area projects in Tibet were successfully closed on February 28, which officially kicked off the construction of the main project. As of February 29, of the 110 major water conservancy projects under construction in China, 80 projects in 22 provinces have resumed work, accounting for 72.7% of the total. Without counting the 26 projects in Hubei, Northeast China and Northwest China that are not yet ready for resumption due to climatic reasons, the rate of resumption of major water conservancy projects has reached 95.2%. The number of construction workers on the resumed project site is 47,100, accounting for about 60% of the normal construction population.
Major water conservancy projects have a fundamental and important role in promoting economic development. In order to promote the orderly resumption of production and resumption of major water conservancy projects, the Chinese water conservancy department has specially arranged and deployed a series of measures on the premise of good epidemic prevention and control.
According to the Ministry of Water Resources, the projects under construction have been sorted out item by item, the epidemic situation, engineering characteristics, climatic conditions and other factors have been combined to establish a list of work objectives, and notices of orderly progress of major water conservancy projects to be resumed have been issued. The principle of expediting the resumption of work and requires a sound responsibility system for epidemic prevention and control. Aiming at the major problems restricting the construction of major projects, an information reporting system has been established, and a special person is responsible for tracking the resumption project and construction situation, timely understanding of difficulties and problems in the work, and strengthening coordination and guidance.
The Ministry of Water Resources stated that the next step will be to urge the resumption of major water conservancy projects in the Northeast and Northwest regions, and strive to resume more than 100 projects by the end of March. Comprehensively sort out projects with clear flood requirements and important node goals to ensure the safety of the project. At the same time, continue to promote the construction of a number of major water conservancy projects with mature conditions. (Finish)