China News Service, Guangzhou, March 11 (Reporter Wang Jian) ​​According to news from the Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee of the Ministry of Water Resources (hereinafter referred to as the "Pearl River Committee") on the 11th, the committee has held a work conference on flood and drought disaster prevention in 2023.

The meeting pointed out that during this year's flood season, numbered floods may occur in the Xijiang and Beijiang rivers, and heavy rain and floods may occur in small and medium-sized rivers.

  The meeting fully implemented the flood and drought disaster prevention work of the Ministry of Water Resources and the requirements of the 2023 work conference of the Pearl River Committee, summarized the flood and drought disaster prevention work of the Pearl River in 2022, analyzed the current situation of flood and drought disaster prevention in the river basin, and arranged and deployed key tasks in 2023.

  Wang Baoen, director of the Pearl River Committee, made an in-depth analysis of the new situation and new tasks faced by the flood and drought disaster prevention work in the Pearl River Basin from the aspects of responding to extreme weather events and carrying out inspection and review work.

  He emphasized that in 2023, we must pay close attention to every rainfall, every flood, every drought, and every round of salty tide, do a detailed job in all aspects of flood and drought disaster prevention, and resolutely hold the bottom line of flood and drought disaster prevention.

It is necessary to carry out in-depth investigation of flood control safety hazards.

Strictly and carefully investigate hidden dangers, establish problem accounts, and implement rectification within a time limit to ensure safety during flood seasons.

  He requested that this year, efforts should be made to improve the level of the "four forecasts", revise and improve the flood forecasting program model, improve the early warning release mechanism, carry out actual combat flood defense drills, and iteratively update the defense plan; The breadth and depth of the project, improve the scheduling management mechanism, scientifically and meticulously implement the joint scheduling of water projects, and ensure the safety of flood control and water supply.

  At the same time, it is necessary to standardize the dispatching and operation of large and medium-sized reservoirs, and urge the "three responsible persons" for small reservoirs to safely handle the floods to be in place and perform their duties with due diligence, and guide the preparations for flood storage and detention areas and key reservoirs for flood control.

  In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of flood and drought disaster prevention capabilities, promote the construction of the digital twin of the Pearl River, optimize the "Four Precautions" platform for flood and drought disaster prevention on the Pearl River, carry out basic research on the joint operation of reservoir groups, and improve the level of decision-making support for flood control and disaster reduction.

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