**: Wu Di worker**.
In order to enhance local competitiveness, some places have actively sought a way to break the situation, and have made a lot of efforts, but many negative cases have reminded us again and again that if we want to achieve steady and long-term success, we must proceed from reality.
According to a December 4 "People's **" report, in Zhangye, Gansu Province, where the evaporation is much greater than the precipitation and the water shortage is scarce, more than 30 artificial lakes have been built, with a total water area of more than 6,000 acres, equivalent to the size of 560 football fields. **The Fourth Ecological and Environmental Protection Supervision Group found that in order to maintain such a large-scale water feature, Zhangye City has been taking water from the Heihe River Basin in violation of regulations for a long time, and the illegal water intake in a certain scenic spot last year alone reached "two West Lakes". In addition, there are also problems such as ineffective control of groundwater overexploitation and illegal deforestation and reclamation, which exacerbate the shortage of water resources and increase the risk of ecological and environmental degradation. At present, Gansu has set up a leading group for rectification work, indicating that it is necessary to find out the responsibility and seriously pursue accountability.
In the arid and rainless northwest region, landscapes such as the beautiful and sparkling urban water park can easily make people mistakenly believe that the local ecological and environmental protection work is doing well, and the report of the environmental inspection team reveals the truth of the problem. In an arid area where the annual precipitation is less than one-tenth of the evaporation, there are more than 30 landscaping places surrounded by water, and the waste of water resources is serious, which is heart-wrenching.
It is important to note that it is not that arid areas cannot have water parks. The public is dissatisfied with the fact that the local government has to dam rivers and build waterscapes regardless of the cost of resources, despite the fact that there is a shortage of water and that evaporation is greater than precipitationExcessive water intake by fishing leads to the interruption of the downstream flow, the extinction of aquatic organisms, and the impact of river floodingThe local government has clear treatment plans and standards for groundwater overexploitation areas, but in practice, there is a green ......light for unqualified and excessive water withdrawals
In reality, this kind of phenomenon of "slapping a swollen face and becoming fat" is not uncommon. There are "business card projects" such as the construction of magnificent city gates and urban sculptures in areas that have just been lifted out of poverty, and behind them are more "small ninety-nine" projects such as flaunting "political achievements" and raising housing prices;Some small and medium-sized cities have disregarded the actual local population and built a large number of buildings, resulting in a large number of unfinished buildings and "ghost buildings".Some places ignore the characteristics of local resources, only look at the figures for attracting investment and do not look at the actual results, and only implement the plan to grab people but have no ability to retain them, and finally "be lively for a while, a basket of trivial things", and so on.
The root cause of the "face-saving project" launched by a few localities in disregard of local realities and in violation of natural and economic laws lies in the fact that their development concepts have deviated and that they have gone astray, regardless of the cost, and are eager for quick success and quick profit.
Regardless of the facts, it may lead to the relevant projects becoming trees without roots, buildings in the air, difficult to develop sustainably, and have to pay a huge price for rectification afterwards, which not only causes a serious waste of funds, but also may have a negative impact on local investment promotion, economic development, and people's sense of gain.
In fact, what makes a place "have face" is never the magnificent city gates, spectacular sculptures, etc., but more about actively improving people's livelihood, enhancing the level of social governance, and effectively promoting local economic development. Indeed, some places have made a lot of efforts to enhance their local competitiveness and actively seek ways to break the situation, but many negative cases have reminded us again and again that if we want to achieve steady and long-term success, we must proceed from reality. Come to think of it, the people in the poor areas hope that the limited funds can be used to expand employment and improve people's livelihoodIn arid areas, extensive large-scale construction of water features is far less meaningful than the development of water-saving agriculture and water recycling.
For example, a few years ago, the Shuanggui Lake National Wetland Park in Chongqing's Liangping District was a black and smelly water body that no one wanted to set foot in. There are also many places that have transformed the original wetlands and water areas through scientific planning, restoration and upgrading, etc., to achieve butterfly changes, and even become Internet celebrity check-in places, embarking on a "cost-effective" road of ecological governance.
The more you lack something, the more you have to show off something, which is actually a kind of inferiority", the words of netizens revealed the essence of the problem. When many places are actively exploring some effective paths in ecological governance and economic development models, if some places are still keen to burn money to create landscaping, then it should really cause deep reflection and vigilance.
The practice of various localities tells us that the right medicine based on local realities is the best medicine for development, and "slapping a swollen face and becoming fat" can only fool people for a while, and it is very likely that they will have to pay an incalculable price in the end, and such a farce should not be staged again and again.