The Ministry of Water Resources implemented a special action: 1.48 billion cubic meters of hydration to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 17th (Reporter Liu Shiping) Liu Weiping, deputy minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, said on the 17th that the special operation of joint scheduling of drought protection and water supply supply in the Yangtze River Basin Reservoir Group will be implemented from 12 o'clock on August 16th. The outlet flow is a downstream hydration, and it is planned to replenish 1.48 billion cubic meters.

Liu Weiping said in a press conference on the relevant situation of the water conservancy river basin to resist drought and water supply to protect the autumn grain. At present, autumn grain crops such as rice in the Yangtze River Basin are in the critical period of irrigation. With water with the town, the Ministry of Water Resources decided to implement special operations, and dispatched the upstream stall reservoir group with the Three Gorges Reservoir as the core. Repair the "Five River" reservoir groups, increase the outlet flow to replenish downstream.

"Since August, the water conservancy department has dispatched a controlling reservoir group of the Yangtze River Basin 5.3 billion cubic meters in the middle and lower reaches." Liu Weiping said that at present, the water storage of large and medium -sized reservoirs in the Yangtze River Basin is generally good. It's one percent. The water storage capacity of the dry provinces and cities is generally the same as the same period of the same year.

Since July, most parts of the Yangtze River Basin have continued to have high temperature and rain, and the rainfall is 45 % less than the same period of the same year. The water consumption of the water system of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake is 20 % to 80 % less than the same period of the year. At present, the water level of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake are 4.85 meters to 6.13 meters lower than the same period. Small and medium -sized reservoirs in some areas are insufficient water storage.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Water Resources, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui Provinces and cities have a drought drought in 6 provinces and cities in Anhui, with a drought area of ​​12.32 million acres, and 830,000 people and 160,000 large livestock are affected by drought supply.

"At present, the irrigation water sources and urban and rural water supply in large and medium -sized irrigation areas are guaranteed. Drought cultivated land is mainly distributed at the end of the irrigation area and the" Wangtiantian "with no irrigation facilities." Liu Weiping said that the influence of water supply is mainly small reservoir or small reservoir or Shanquan and streams are decentralized water supply projects for water sources.

In terms of ensuring rural water supply safety, Liu Weiping said that the water supply in rural areas in the dry area in an all -round way, for small water supply projects with mountain springs, streams, Tangba, Asai, etc. as water supply sources, prepare emergency water supply plans, and clear response measures for partition classification to ensure that every means to ensure that they can ensure that they will ensure that they will make sure The masses drink water safety.

According to predictions, the Yangtze River Basin will still maintain high temperature and rain in the next week. Raining and water in August will also be small, and drought may continue to develop. The water conservancy department needs to pay close attention to the drought development of the Yangtze River Basin, and continue to do a good job in drought -protection and protecting the water harvest.

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