On June 22nd, Zou Xingwang, member of the Standing Committee of Huaihua Municipal Party Committee and deputy mayor of Huaihua Municipal Government, came to Jinzhu, Baozi, and Pingcun townships of Huitong County to supervise flood prevention and disaster relief. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the important instructions and directives of General Secretary Xi Jinping on flood prevention and disaster relief, conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of Hunan Provincial Party Committee and Hunan Provincial Government, and Huaihua Municipal Party Committee and Huaihua Municipal Government, and make every effort to have flood control with a high sense of responsibility.
During his supervision, Zou focused on inspecting the water level of rivers, reservoirs, dams, and the safety conditions spillways. He pointed out that it is necessary to pay close attention to the rainfall, water and flood conditions in the upstream areas, strictly prevent regional floods, scientifically regulate reservoir capacity, and enhance the checking of potential danger of some key spots.
At the potential dangerous points of geological disaster, Zou stressed that a sense of responsibility should be further improved to prevent and control flood disaster, and priority should be given to relocating the affected masses so as to fully ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.
Zou underscored that since the rainfall is still ongoing, all related departments of the county must make every effort to do a good job in flood prevention and rescuing responses with an awareness of “preventing heavy floods, dealing with an serious emergency, and providing timely disaster relief”. In addition, attention should also be paid to strengthen flood consultation, analysis, and information sharing, so as to ensure an early detection, reporting, and disposal of flood situations. What’s more, it needs to further strengthen the checking of risks and hidden dangers on key areas by taking into account comprehensive circumstances, and ensuring that no risky spots are neglected. Also, it needs to strengthen the responsibilities of all parties, the coordination and linkage between all related departments and personnel..
(Translated by Chen Min)