Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, August 17 (Ai Qinglong, Gaoying) Zhang Fushou, Director of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the Lanzhou Municipal People’s Congress, said on the 17th that the government issued the "Meteorological Disasters in Lanzhou City on the basis of existing laws and regulations." The Defense Regulations will come into effect on October 1, 2020.
On the same day, the "Lanzhou City Meteorological Disaster Prevention Regulations" (referred to as "Regulations") press conference was held, Zhang Fushou introduced the legislation and main content.
The picture shows Gansu firefighters conducting fire fighting drills. (Data Map) Photo courtesy of Gansu Fire
The press conference revealed that Lanzhou’s landforms are complex and diverse, the climate is arid and rainless, heavy rainfall is concentrated, there are many types of meteorological disasters, the frequency of occurrence is high, and disaster losses are serious. The secondary and derivative disasters such as mountain torrents, geological disasters and agricultural disasters caused by meteorological disasters are direct. It threatens more than 600,000 people and directly threatens more than 40 billion yuan in property.
"The situation of Lanzhou's meteorological disaster prevention is becoming more and more severe, and the tasks are becoming more and more arduous and arduous." Zhang Fushou said frankly that in recent years, meteorological disaster statistics show that more than 90% of the natural disasters suffered by Lanzhou are meteorological or meteorological secondary, The average economic loss caused by derivative disasters is about one to three percent of GDP per year.
To this end, through legal procedures, the "Regulations" were officially issued, and local legislation was adopted to build a disaster prevention and mitigation work system adapted to the actual situation in Lanzhou, and to enhance the city's disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities.
"The "Regulations" adhere to the work principle of focusing on prevention and highlight the basic work of meteorological disaster prevention." Zhang Fushou said that in view of the large number of meteorological disaster risk points in Lanzhou, a large number of threatened populations, and large threatened properties, This time clearly stipulated the main responsibility of the key units of meteorological disaster prevention.
The "Regulations" centered on the meteorological disaster prevention working mechanism of "government-led, departmental linkage, tiered responsibility, and social participation", and stipulates that governments at all levels establish and improve the linkage and coordination mechanism for meteorological disaster defense, and include the funds required for meteorological disaster defense into the financial budget of the corresponding level. At the same time, it is stipulated that governments at all levels and sub-district offices should designate meteorological disaster prevention associates, and incorporate meteorological disaster prevention into the safe community construction and grid management system.
In addition, in response to the types of meteorological disasters frequently occurring in Lanzhou such as drought, strong wind (sand dust), heavy rain (heavy precipitation), thunder and lightning, hail, freezing, high temperature, etc., the "Regulations" stipulate that the early warning information of hidden danger points in rural areas, mountainous areas, and scenic spots should be strengthened. And the construction of the dissemination terminal to solve the problem of the last mile of early warning information dissemination.
It is reported that the "Regulations" is divided into eight chapters, a total of 52 articles, including monitoring, forecasting, disaster prevention and mitigation, etc. The 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Lanzhou People’s Congress was held on April 29, 2020. Adopted on July 31, 2020, it was approved by the 18th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th People’s Congress of Gansu Province on July 31, 2020. (Finish)