On July 24, the East Branch of Ouchi River (Xiuxu River) in Huarong County was cut off; on August 5, the water level of Chenglingji Station in Dongting Lake dropped to 24.

On July 24, the eastern branch of Ouchi River (Xiuxu River) in Huarong County was cut off; on August 5, the water level of Chenglingji Station in Dongting Lake dropped to 24.50 meters, 4 months earlier than in previous years; on August 9, Huarong County Cattle Fish River was cut off; on the 15th, the low water level of the Huarong section of the Yangtze River was called, the low water level of the Huarong River was called, the water storage capacity of Shantang Reservoir was severely urgent, and the area of ​​drought in the county exceeded 280,000 mu... A duration The long and wide range of severe droughts swept Huarong.

Faced with a rare drought that happened once in 50 years, the county flood control and drought relief command scientifically analyzed and adapted to local conditions. Through county-level leaders, technical forces and departmental experts were organized to go to the front line to lead townships, village (community) cadres, party members and masses Make every effort to fight drought and ensure harvest. At present, more than 70,000 cadres and masses have been dispatched, and various methods such as attracting, replenishing, transferring, picking up, and sending have been used to irrigate the farmland area to more than 500,000 mu.

"Our specific approach is to guide outside the river, replenish engineering measures, multi-level irrigation and adjustment, make every effort to tap potential, integrate resources and provide suggestions and guidance festivals." County Party Secretary Tao Weijun It is pointed out that since late July, Huarong County has set up 411 machine pumps along the Yangtze River, Ouchi River and Huarong River, and has turned on the machine to divert water without interruption 24 hours a day, with a daily water diversion volume of 4 million cubic meters. As of August 18, more than 100 million cubic meters of water were diverted.

In Meitianhu Town, Huarong County, where the drought is severe, 20 water pumps in Zhangjiawan Jibu, which ensure water use in 6 villages along the Ouchi River, are turned on day and night. Watching streams of clear water flow into the fields, Shang Qiuhai, a large farmer in Jinji Village, said happily, "There is finally water. There is no rain during this period of high temperature and rain. The late rice is about to enter the heading period. When we are worried, the government has increased the Pumping water has brought 'timely rain'! '

In the Dongting Lake area, Huarong County fully plays the role of the northern water replenishment project in Dongting Lake. All the pumping gates along the line are opened, and supporting digging channels are 62.4 kilometers to ensure smooth water flow and increase water storage capacity . In view of the actual situation that the tributaries of the Ouchi River in the county have been cut off, blocking the dam and blocking water in a timely manner to ensure that the water at the bottom of the river does not flow. On the premise of fully ensuring domestic water use, we coordinated with 61 tap water plants in the county to maximize the potential and withdrawal of water. For areas with severely affected water shortage and key agricultural and seedling production areas, sanitation, tap water, and related enterprises are integrated to deliver water to villages and households, with a daily water supply of 600 tons, maximizing the water supply to ensure the maximum water supply.

At the same time, Huarong County has carried out water conservation publicity and vigorously advocated water conservation. The daily water use of the county is 15,000 tons less than the same period in previous years. Water-saving measures such as sprinkler irrigation and drip irrigation are generally adopted in agriculture to reduce water resource waste. (Wu Weiwei)