Beijing, 5 May (People's Daily) -- At present, the whole country has entered the main flood period, floods have occurred in some areas, and flood prevention and drought control have entered a critical period. Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a circular, requiring all localities to do a good job in agricultural flood prevention and drought control in advance, strive to reduce the impact and loss of disasters, and make every effort to seize summer grain and a bumper harvest of grain throughout the year.
According to the forecast of the China Meteorological Administration, China's climate conditions during this year's flood season are generally average to deviation, regional and phased drought and flood disasters are obvious, and extreme weather and climate events are more. In terms of regions, there is more precipitation in the north, and there may be heavier floods; The middle reaches of the Yangtze River have significantly less precipitation, and high temperature and drought may occur; Typhoons mainly affect the coasts of South and East China, with a high probability of moving north.
In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a circular requiring that the northern region should pay attention to both flood prevention and drought control. In terms of flood control, we should do a good job of dredging ditches as soon as possible, transfer and transfer diesel, water pumps and other disaster relief materials, and timely rush to drain stagnant water. In terms of drought fighting, through the maintenance of irrigation facilities, more water diversion and diversion equipment, and sufficient agronomic disaster preparedness. "Once the drought elephant emerges, it is necessary to water it as soon as possible to preserve moisture and spray drought-resistant water retaining agents." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said.
The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River should be flooded and prevented from high temperatures and drought. "In conjunction with the water conservancy department, we must do a good job in monitoring the water situation, strengthen the dike facilities, dredge the ditches in time, and rush to drain the stagnant water in the fields to ensure the safety of the flood." The person in charge said that to do a good job in preventing high temperature and drought, it is necessary to give full play to the storage capacity and water supply potential of existing water conservancy projects, improve water diversion conditions, and ensure emergency water for drought resistance. "When high temperature and drought come, measures such as shallow water frequent irrigation, day irrigation and night drainage should be taken to reduce losses with water temperature regulation."
Typhoons are devastating to agricultural production, how to deal with the adverse effects of typhoon? The person in charge stressed that it is necessary to pay close attention to the generation and movement path of typhoon, adhere to the equal importance of ensuring the safety of personnel and ensuring agricultural production, timely release of early warning information, mobilize relevant sea areas to ensure that fishing boats enter the port and fishermen go ashore, repair and strengthen planting and breeding facilities in advance, and minimize disaster losses.
We must go all out to seize summer grain and a bumper grain harvest throughout the year, and do a good job in providing guidance services for disaster resistance and relief. "All localities should jointly issue early warning information with meteorological departments to prepare for response in advance." During the flood season, we adhere to the 24-hour duty system, dispatch and grasp the disaster situation at the first time, and scientifically assess the disaster loss. The person in charge said that by organizing agricultural technicians and scientific and technological teams to go deep into the production line, implement key measures for disaster prevention and mitigation, fight the "active battle" of flood prevention and drought control, and win the initiative for a bumper summer grain harvest.