China News Service, Guangzhou, April 12 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​Since October 2020, rainfall in Guangdong has continued to be low, especially in parts of eastern and northern Guangdong that have experienced droughts of varying degrees.

According to statistics from the Guangdong Provincial Office of Three Preventions and the Provincial Emergency Management Department, as of now, the province has invested 696,700 people in drought relief, and invested 330 million yuan in drought relief. Various drought and drought relief work is being carried out vigorously and orderly, and efforts are being made to ensure the lives of urban and rural residents. , Production water safety.

　　According to the Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department, since the autumn of 2019, the province has experienced droughts in autumn, winter and spring for two consecutive years.

In particular, the province’s average rainfall since October 2020 is 130.3 mm, which is 58% less than the historical period (308.2 mm). The rainfall in some areas of the Hanjiang River Basin is 60% to 80% less than the average rainfall in the Hanjiang River Basin in March 2021. Compared with the same period in many years, it decreased by 76%.

At present, the storage of reservoirs in the whole province has generally been reduced. The total storage capacity of large and medium-sized reservoirs is 11.58 billion cubic meters, a decrease of 4.48 billion cubic meters from the previous year.

　　The relevant person in charge of the Three Prevention Office of Guangdong Province stated that the drought prevention and relief work was deployed as soon as possible before the flood season last year, established an information sharing and linkage mechanism with water conservancy, agriculture and rural areas, meteorology, hydrology and other departments, and implemented a ten-day research and judgment scheduling system. , Continue to follow up and judge the development situation of drought.

　　At the same time, several working groups were sent to Meizhou, Shantou, Shanwei, Huizhou, Jieyang, Chaozhou, Shaoguan and other drought-affected areas for field investigation and guidance.

Organize all localities to settle water accounts with towns and streets as units, implement "one town, one checklist" for areas where water supply may be under pressure, and supervise and implement emergency measures one by one.

In conjunction with the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources, we dispatched water trucks to support Shaoguan, Shanwei and other places to carry out emergency water delivery work.

　　In addition, all relevant departments across the province have worked together to fight drought and protect water supply.

Among them, the Guangdong Provincial Water Resources Department coordinated the dispatch of water resources in the river basin, organized the preparation and implementation of the water dispatch plan for the main river basin during the dry season in advance, and made every effort to ensure the daily life and production of the people affected by drought and the water supply to Hong Kong and Australia.

Through the implementation of dynamic management and control of the limited water level in floods, the province's reservoirs will store nearly 2 billion cubic meters of water, strengthen the scientific regulation of water in the Hanjiang, Dongjiang, and Beijiang rivers, and provide a strong guarantee for drought prevention; the Pearl River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources strengthens cotton in Fujian Province The Tan Reservoir is dispatched to ensure the water demand of the Hanjiang River; the Guangdong Fire and Rescue Corps dispatched more than 400 water trucks to ensure the daily water use of residents; the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau has implemented 23 aircraft artificial precipitation operations since 2020, and catalyzed operations for 60 hours. There were 419 artificial rain enhancement operations by rockets and 1,737 rockets were launched.

　　The reporter also learned that all parts of the province are also doing their best to prevent and fight drought.

Jieyang City successively invested more than 80 million yuan to divert water from urban water plants and surrounding cities to effectively alleviate the water shortage situation in Jiedong and the airport; Shanwei City purchased 8,350 water pumps, drilled 3,027 wells, and implemented 4 emergency water diversion projects. , 10 front-mounted water trucks, solved the domestic water problem of 172,000 people in water-scarce areas, and alleviated the drought of 378,500 mu of drought-stricken farmland; Chaozhou invested about 30,000 sets of drought-resistant equipment, and organized multi-departmental cooperation in time to take measures , Through the development of artificial precipitation, water supply in time intervals, deep water wells and other methods to ensure the residents' domestic water; Shaoguan City has invested more than 25,000 people in drought relief, and invested more than 10 million yuan in drought relief funds through time-based water supply and emergency water delivery. , Drilling deep water wells, pipe dredging and other methods to solve the problem of residential water use...

　　According to research and judgment, Guangdong entered the flood season late this year. In the near future, there will be less rainfall in eastern Guangdong, and the drought may continue to develop.

Relevant persons in charge of the Three Prevention Office of Guangdong Province and the Provincial Emergency Management Department stated that they will continue to organize local and various departments to strengthen water resources allocation, implement emergency drought-resistant materials and teams, and timely adopt pipe drawing, well drilling, and well-drilling. Emergency measures such as water delivery and artificial rainfall should be implemented in a timely manner to resolutely maintain the bottom line of people's drinking water safety.

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