The Ministry of Water Conservancy launched a drought defense level IV emergency response for the drought defense of the four provinces of Mongolia, Henan, Shaanxi and Gansu

Our newspaper, Beijing, June 25 (Reporter Chen Chen) At 16:00 on the 25th, the Ministry of Water Resources launched a drought defense level IV emergency response for the drought defense of Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu.Rain, water, drought, scientifically dispatch water conservancy projects, strengthen drought resistance measures, make every effort to ensure the safety of the people drinking water, strive to ensure the demand for agricultural irrigation water, and reduce the effects of drought and losses as much as possible.The Ministry of Water Conservancy has sent a working group to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to guide the locality to do a good job in drought resistance.

Since April, the rainfalls in most Jianghuai, Huanghuai, most North China, and central parts of the Northwest are 30 % less to 70 % less than the same period of the 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 Northwest and North China will still be less. Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other provinces (autonomous regions) may continue to or develop.

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