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People's online review: Do a good job in flood and drought disaster prevention from early to detailed

——One of the series of "doing a good job in flood control and drought relief"

Meng Zhe
19:10, April 22, 2024 | Source: People's Daily Online - Viewpoint Channel
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Recently, most of Guangdong Province experienced heavy rain to heavy rain, local heavy rain. Under its influence, several rivers such as Beijiang River suffered from over warning floods, mountain torrents and geological disasters, and some urban localities suffered from waterlogging. This reminds us that we should always tighten the safety string, weave and tighten the safety "protective net" in the flood season to ensure the safety of the flood season.

At present, it is a critical period for agricultural production in spring. According to the meteorological forecast, the climate of this year is generally different from that of this year, and the risk of regional floods and droughts is high, so the task of flood control and drought relief is very arduous. The flood control and drought relief work is related to the safety of people's lives and property and the overall situation of economic and social development and stability.

From the lessons of previous drought and waterlogging disasters, it is often that some regions have weak awareness of flood control and drought relief, lack of awareness of flood and drought, and have fluke psychology; Or in some areas, there are weak foundation settings, relatively low flood control capacity of small and medium-sized rivers, weak foundation of levees and shorelines, etc. Only by taking precautions, making careful deployment, and taking early action, can we make preparations for flood and drought disaster prevention from early to detailed, and keep the preparations ahead of flood and drought disasters, can we avoid major dangers.

Active prevention is better than passive disaster relief. The key to flood control and drought relief is "prevention". At the moment of torrential rain and river surge, the importance of flood prevention preparation measures is particularly prominent. On the one hand, we should consolidate the foundation of "prevention", speed up the repair and construction of flood damaged projects, speed up the improvement of the flood control project system, and thoroughly investigate all kinds of risks and hidden dangers; On the other hand, early warning and prevention before disasters occur should be done in detail, such as flood warning and disaster warning through real-time monitoring and analysis of meteorological, hydrological and other data. It should be noted that heavy rainfall is likely to cause secondary disasters such as floods and debris flows. It is necessary to increase the science popularization of knowledge about heavy rainfall and severe convection weather prevention and response, and improve the people's awareness of disaster prevention and avoidance and their ability to self rescue and mutual rescue. Ensure that there is no blind spot in flood control, minimize the threat of flood to people's lives and property, and take a foolproof policy to ensure that there is no risk.

Flood is one line, drought is one area. Drought relief is equally important. We should fight drought as we fight flood. It is predicted that China will pay equal attention to drought and flood in flood season this year, and periodic drought may occur in some areas. Drought has the characteristics of hidden development and long duration. All regions and departments should pay close attention to all aspects of drought relief work, try to estimate the difficulties more fully and make more solid preparations. For example, timely discuss and judge drought, strengthen monitoring, forecasting and early warning; Another example is to play the role of water conservancy projects to ensure adequate water supply for agricultural production and stable and orderly grain production; For another example, do everything possible to ensure the safety of people's drinking water and minimize the impact of drought on life. We should not only do a good job of water-saving in a scientific and accurate way, but also make preparations for combating severe and prolonged drought. In the final analysis, we should take the drought relief work as a "initiative" and take the initiative.

The wind and rain are changeable, and drought and flood are merciless. The flood control and drought relief work should not be slackened or lost. Only when you work hard at ordinary times can you be calm at critical moments. All regions and departments should firmly establish the bottom line thinking, strengthen the risk awareness, adhere to the two pronged approach to flood control and drought relief, make full preparations, and keep everything in mind, so that we can win the battle of flood control and drought relief.

(Editor in charge: Meng Zhe, Qu Yuan)

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