Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 7th. The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Work Video Conference was held in Beijing on the 7th. Zhang Guoqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He stressed that we must resolutely implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions and instructions and Premier Li Qiang’s requirements, establish the concept of disaster prevention, reduction and relief of “two persistences and three transformations”, further strengthen risk awareness and bottom-line thinking, prepare in advance and respond actively, and make every effort to prevent the risks of floods, waterlogging, drought and disasters, and ensure the safety of people’s lives and property and the overall stability of the situation.
Zhang Guoqing emphasized that we must be clear about the abnormality and severity of the flood, flood, drought and disaster situation, focus on solving problems such as unexpected risks, inability to detect hidden dangers, and inspections through formalities, carry out flood prevention and flood preparation inspections in a solid manner, strengthen professional inspections led by industry departments, promote professional and technical forces to go to the front line, and comprehensively investigate and rectify risks and hidden dangers. We will strive to strengthen disaster response, especially timely transfer and avoid hazards for personnel, improve the accuracy of monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and take rigid measures to shut down and control, and make every effort to avoid casualties. Focus on improving emergency rescue capabilities, make full preparations for extreme situations such as circuit breakers, network breakers, and power outages, strengthen publicity and education and emergency drills, and consolidate the grassroots foundation for flood prevention and drought relief.
Zhang Guoqing emphasized that it is necessary to further improve the responsibility system for joint management of the Party and government and guarantee at each level, and to tighten the responsibility chain of "prevention", "reduction" and "rescue". Strictly defend against basin floods, keep a close eye on weak links such as mountain torrent disasters, small and medium-sized reservoirs, urban and rural waterlogging, scientifically dispatch the flood control engineering system, improve emergency plans, and strictly implement inspection and protection measures. Effectively respond to typhoon disasters, coordinate drought resistance, and minimize disaster losses.
