The Ministry of Water Conservancy launched a drought defense level IV emergency response

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25th. The drought report issued by the Ministry of Water Resources showed that in response to the drought conditions of the four provinces of Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, the Ministry of Water Resources launched a grade IV emergency response at 16:00 on the 25th.

The report pointed out that since April of this year, rainfalls in Jianghuai, Huanghuai, Most North China, and central parts of the Northwest are 30 % to 70 % less than the same period of the same year.Affected by it, some areas in the northern areas are drought and developed rapidly.

It is predicted that in the future, local rainfall in the eastern part of the Northwest and North China will still be less. Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces and regions may continue to or develop.

The Ministry of Water Conservancy launched a grade IV emergency response to the drought defense of the four provinces and regions, and issued a notice at the same time. Related areas should closely monitor the rain, water conditions, drought conditions, scientifically dispatch water conservancy projects, strengthen various drought resistance measures, make every effort to ensure the safety of the people drinking water, strive to ensure the protectionThe demand for agricultural irrigation water to reduce the impact and loss of drought as much as possible.

At present, the Ministry of Water Resources has sent a working group to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to guide the local drought resistance.

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