BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Water Resources recently released the key points of rural water conservancy and hydropower work in 2024, accelerating the modernization of irrigation areas, and solidly promoting the continuation and modernization of more than 80 large-scale irrigation areas.
The reporter learned that some large-scale irrigation areas will not stop work or production during the Spring Festival this year, with the aim of completing the construction of important nodes before the flood season. At the construction site of the Meijiang Irrigation District in Jiangxi Province, machinery roared and people and vehicles came and went. This total investment amounted to 42The 2.9 billion yuan irrigation project is speeding up the construction progress, and strives to achieve the phased goal of 28 kilometers of water supply of the main trunk canal in the first quarter of 2024.
The relevant person in charge of the Rural Water Conservancy and Hydropower Department of the Ministry of Water Resources said that according to the key points of rural water conservancy and hydropower work in 2024, the modernization of irrigation areas will be accelerated. We will do a solid job in supervising more than 1,000 irrigation district projects supported by the issuance of additional treasury bonds, and coordinate the connection with related projects. Strengthen departmental coordination, coordinate the construction of backbone projects and field projects in large and medium-sized irrigation areas, and give priority to building cultivated land with irrigation conditions into high-standard farmland. At the same time, we will strengthen the management of water-saving water supply in agriculture, and continue to promote the standardized management of irrigation areas and irrigation and drainage pumping stations.