China News Service, Chongqing, August 15 (Reporter Liu Xianglin) The reporter learned from the Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau on the 15th that due to the continuous high temperature, 51 rivers in Chongqing were cut off, 24 reservoirs dried up, and 2,138 electromechanical wells were insufficient.

According to the Chongqing Emergency Management Bureau, 31 districts and counties in the city have been hit by drought, with a cumulative affected population of more than 600,000 people and an area of ​​36,700 hectares of crops affected.

The local area is going all out to fight the drought.

　　According to statistics, as of 8:00 on August 15, the soil in parts of 33 districts and counties in Chongqing was slightly to severely lacking in soil moisture, of which 9 districts and counties had moderate soil moisture shortages, and 5 districts and counties had severe soil moisture shortages.

The water storage capacity of water conservancy projects in Chongqing is 2.366 billion cubic meters, accounting for 63.3% of the water storage capacity. 26 districts and counties have less than 70%, and 7 districts and counties are less than 50%.

　　At 18:00 on the 15th, the Chongqing Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the drought disaster yellow warning and drought resistance level IV emergency response to drought disaster orange warning and drought resistance level III emergency response.

　　The drought has affected 358,000 people in rural areas in Chongqing.

In response to temporary water shortages in remote areas such as high mountains and remote areas affected by the drought, Chongqing is organizing intensive monitoring of township and village cadres, and adopting measures such as pipe network extension, pumping water pumping, and drilling wells to obtain water according to local conditions.

　　In Changshou District, Chongqing, where soil is moderately deficient in soil moisture, a project to connect the Longxi River and Taohuaxi water system was built. Water was transferred from Longxi River to Taohuaxi four times, replenishing 3 million cubic meters of water for Taohuaxi, benefiting more than 420,000 people along the route. people.

In rural areas, the district adopts "drop-in" water-saving irrigation for high-value agricultural cash crops, and the application of fertilizer and water for 12,000 mu of economic fruit trees has achieved "point-to-point".

　　In Kaizhou District in northeastern Chongqing, the district requires all reservoirs (hydropower stations) to prohibit the release of water to generate electricity, and to ensure that people and livestock drink water first and then to irrigate farmland.

At the same time, 15 water delivery vehicles, as well as a batch of drought-resistant water storage bags and buckets, were dispatched centrally, and water delivery was organized to townships and streets, delivering about 300 tons of water per day.

　　In Pengshui County, southeastern Chongqing, most of the townships have experienced significant reduction and depletion of water sources. Each township has carried out cross-village and cross-township dispatching of temporary water sources, implemented pipe network extension, arranged water pumping and vehicle water delivery, etc., especially for marginal households. , five-guarantee households, left-behind children, elderly orphans, and other vulnerable groups, special personnel were arranged to deliver water to their households, temporarily solving the water shortage problem of more than 69,000 people.

　　In response to the current drought situation, Chongqing is following the principle of "living first, reproducing, and ecological later", doing a good job in the interconnection of adjacent water source projects and water supply projects, making water transfer and water saving plans, starting backup water sources, and continuously regulating water supply by division and time.

　　At present, the working group of Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau has gone to 7 districts and counties to conduct on-site supervision, and carried out on-site tour guidance to 25 districts and counties.

The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Water Conservancy Bureau said that by extending the pipe network, building new water sources, and delivering water, the urban and rural water supply in Chongqing is generally guaranteed.

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