China News Service, Huantai, Shandong, November 26 (Sun Tingting, He Ziqiang, Yang Fei) "We have more than 7,600 acres of farmland that is prone to waterlogging, involving 10 villages such as Fumiao, Huagou, and Xiaqi. If extreme weather occurs, there will be insufficient inspection personnel , can easily cause farmland to be flooded." On the 26th, Yin Lei, deputy mayor of Qifeng Town, Huantai County, Zibo City, said that the county has developed public welfare posts dedicated to river and lake management, in response to long river and lake management fronts, large areas, To solve the problem of weak inspection teams and improve the level of river management and governance.

Data map: Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park.

Photo provided by the Propaganda Department of Huantai County Party Committee

  Mata Lake, known as "Northern Jiangnan, Land of Fish and Rice", is located in Qifeng Town, Huantai County.

The Mata Lake area is 6 kilometers long from east to west, about 4 kilometers wide from north to south, and about 20 kilometers around the lake.

In addition, the town has more than 40 rivers at the city, county, and town levels, but only more than 10 river and lake chiefs are responsible for patrolling and drainage of the lake area, and the patrol team is weak.

Data map: Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park.

Photo by Song Kaicai

  In response to this situation, Qifeng Town, relying on the characteristics of the lake area, set up 24 ecological inspectors along the river, one for each village, for 2 hours a day, responsible for daily inspections and garbage cleaning of the subcontracted rivers, timely feedback and handling of problems found , effectively improving the level of river management and governance.

"After the ecological inspectors along the river took up their posts, our patrols in the lake area can basically achieve full coverage, and problems in the lake area can be found and resolved in time." Yin Lei said.

  The ecological inspection post along the river is part of the expansion and quality improvement of public welfare posts in Huantai County.

In 2022, the county will absorb rural surplus labor force and urban long-term unemployed persons, and increase the income level of urban and rural low-income employed people.

In order to solve the problem of job mismatch, Huantai County has developed practical posts such as epidemic prevention and control posts, ecological inspection posts along the river, canteen posts for the elderly, social security posts, and urban management posts according to local conditions.

The setting of characteristic public welfare posts not only improves the level of grassroots governance, but also helps people with employment difficulties increase their income.

Data map: Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park.

Photo provided by the Propaganda Department of Huantai County Party Committee

  "Thanks to the public welfare posts set up in the town, I can work without leaving the village. I can take care of the elderly and have a certain income." Ma Yongfeng, who lives in Xifu Village, Guoli Town, Huantai County, told reporters that he suffers from chronic diseases , is not suitable for going out to work, and the family of four relies on hardship subsidies to survive.

When recruiting for public welfare posts, Ma Yongfeng signed up for comprehensive posts in the village, and participated in epidemic prevention and control, civilized practice in the new era, environmental sanitation improvement and other work, which increased his monthly income by 800 yuan.

  Up to now, Huantai County has employed 1,958 urban and rural public welfare posts, including 588 urban public welfare posts and 1,370 rural public welfare posts.

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