High temperature continues to increase the drought in the country to actively take multiple measures to prevent drought and water

On August 17, the Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue high -temperature red warnings. This is the Central Meteorological Observatory for 6 consecutive days to issue high -temperature red warnings. The continuous high temperature and drought also brought a test to agricultural production. So, how to resist drought and water supply?

The Ministry of Water Resources Jointly dispatch the Yangtze River Basin Reservoir Group to protect water supply

The Ministry of Water Resources reported the drought in 6 provinces and cities of the Yangtze River Basin on August 17. As of now, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui 6 provinces (cities) have a drought drought area of ​​12.32 million mu, 830,000 people, and 160,000 large livestock are affected by drought supply. In order to curb the decline of the dry flow water level in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and ensure that the water conservancy area along the irrigation district and the town along the line, the Ministry of Water Resources decided to dispatch the upstream stall reservoir group of the Yangtze River in the Three Gorges Reservoir as the core of the Three Gorges Reservoir. The lake water reservoir group increases the outlet flow to replenish downstream, and plans to replenish 1.48 billion cubic meters.

Liu Weiping, deputy minister of the Ministry of Water Resources: At present, the water storage of large and medium -sized reservoirs in the Yangtze River Basin is generally better. The water storage capacity is only 10 % less than the same period last year. Since August, the water conservancy department has dispatched a controlling reservoir group in the Yangtze River Basin 5.30 billion cubic meters in the middle and lower reaches.

The rice shouts "thirst" all departments to resist drought

The continuous high temperature and rainy weather brought a lot of trouble to the rice that was in the key growth period. According to rough statistics from relevant departments, tens of thousands of acres of rice in Xiangtan City, Hunan suffered a disaster. In order to urgently "quench thirst" for Daitian, local township and village cadres are organizing personnel to install pump pumps to ensure farmland irrigation water.

10,000 acres of citrus gardens are actively irrigating trees by the drought agricultural department

In Badong, Hubei, the drought in Hubei continued to cause different degrees of dead branches and rolling leaves and fruit atrophy and necrosis in Guandukou Town. Because citrus seeds are on the mountain, it is difficult to take water, the local newly purchased sprinklers, and more than 30 workers are organized every day. The local agricultural department also guides market entities and farmers to manage citrus gardens at places with water source conditions.

Wang Gongshun, a staff member of Citrus Garden, Guandukou Town, Enduba County, Enshiba, Hubei: In order to avoid high temperature periods, we take all the fruit trees in the orchard in the orchard from 4 am to 9 am to 9 am every day. , Weed weeds, clean up bad fruits and other measures to reduce losses.

Chongqing Hubei and other places have carried out artificial rainfall to relieve drought

In order to alleviate drought, in Chongqing, Hubei and other places, it also relieved drought through artificial rainfall. Among them, Hubei launched 159 artificial rainfall operations in Shiyan, Xiangyang, Enshi and other regions, with an area of ​​about 25,800 square kilometers. Under the joint influence of the weather system and artificial rainfall operations, from 8:00 on August 15th to 20:00 on the 16th, there were a total of 872 rains in Hubei, of which 50 rainfall reached more than 50 mm.

There are too many levels to capture the harvest of the autumn grain

Right now, it is the critical period for the formation of autumn grain production. Experts said that from the perspective of national conditions, crops in most areas were lighter than last year and perennial year. At present, it is still about 50 days from the large area of ​​autumn grain. It is also necessary to take high temperature drought, floods, typhoons, early frost, cold dew winds, pests and other gondues.

Zhu Juan, Director of the Agricultural Love Information Division of the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Ministry: The focus is on to help the guidance of local solutions to solve the problem of drought -resistant water sources. The impact of production.

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