In 2023, the Ministry of Water Resources will host a total of 342 proposals from deputies to the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, of which 168 will be handled in the lead, 132 will be co-organized, and 42 will be referred to. These recommendations focus on the construction of the flood control engineering system in the river basin, the construction of the national water network, the conservation and intensive utilization of water resources, the ecological protection and management of rivers and lakes, and the construction of the rule of law in water conservancy, and have all been completed on July 31, 2023.
The Seventh Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress recently heard a report by the Ministry of Water Resources on the handling of the suggestions, criticisms, and opinions of deputies to the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. Li Guoying, minister of water resources, reported on the above situation at the meeting.
The report pointed out that the Ministry of Water Resources adheres to the combination of handling the suggestions of the deputies and the implementation of major decisions and deployments, and combines them with solving the key and difficult problems that the people are concerned about and the society is concerned about, and conducts in-depth analysis and research on the suggestions of the deputies, and transforms the relevant suggestions into capital projects, planning documents or policy measures, and promotes the improvement of flood and drought disaster prevention capabilities, accelerates the construction of the national water network, promotes the conservation and intensive utilization of water resources, and strengthens the ecological protection of rivers and lakes. Measures such as accelerating the construction of the rule of law in water conservancy have effectively promoted the high-quality development of water conservancy in the new stage.
Speed up the construction and transformation of modern irrigation areas
Water conservancy is the lifeblood of agriculture, and irrigation areas are the basic guarantee of national food security. The Ministry of Water Resources took the lead in handling one of the key supervision and handling recommendations of the National People's Congress, "promoting the construction of modern irrigation areas and ensuring stable grain production and income". In the process of handling, the comprehensive representative of the Ministry of Water Resources put forward suggestions to speed up the construction and transformation of modern irrigation areas, strengthen the innovation of systems and mechanisms, and give full play to the role of irrigation areas as the "main force" and "ballast stone" in the production of grain and important agricultural products.
First, we should make every effort to ensure the demand for water for grain irrigation. In 2023, more than 290 billion cubic meters of water will be supplied in spring, summer, and autumn, so as to achieve full irrigation, effectively respond to the drought in northwest and other places, and provide a solid water conservancy guarantee for a bumper grain harvest.
The second is to speed up the improvement of the irrigation engineering system. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 1,200 large and medium-sized irrigation areas across the country will be rebuilt and modernized, and it is estimated that 17.8 million mu of new irrigation area and 1 million acres of irrigation area will be improved after completion1.7 billion mu, increasing grain production capacity by nearly 20 billion catties. In 2023, an investment of 38.8 billion yuan will be arranged, of which 21.3 billion yuan will be invested to support the construction and transformation of 598 large and medium-sized irrigation areas, with a year-on-year increase of 7%.
The third is to speed up the preparation of the "National Farmland Irrigation Development Plan". The Ministry of Water Resources, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other relevant departments, fully connected with the construction of high-standard farmland and a new round of action plan for improving the production capacity of 100 billion catties of grain, researched and put forward the development scale and regional layout of irrigation area, and reserved a number of large, medium and small irrigation area projects in combination with the suggestions of the representatives, providing planning basis and project support for the modernization of farmland irrigation.
Fourth, innovate systems and mechanisms. With the deepening of the comprehensive reform of agricultural water prices as the starting point, the first batch of 21 modern irrigation districts and counties in the country will be launched, and water prices will be formulated by category, policy supply will be optimized, social capital will be attracted to participate, and "two-handed" efforts will be made to build modern irrigation areas, so as to promote the long-term and stable benefits of irrigation projects.
We must resolutely win the tough battle of flood prevention and flood control
The special natural geographical and climatic conditions determine the frequent occurrence of floods and droughts in China. The Ministry of Water Resources has actively adopted the deputies' proposal on strengthening flood prevention and dispatch of water projects, grasped various defense measures in a down-to-earth manner as soon as possible, and resolutely won the tough battle of flood prevention and flood control.
In particular, in the face of the "23.7" flood in the Haihe River basin, the Ministry of Water Resources analyzed the rainwater situation on a rolling basis, strengthened forecasting and early warning and rehearsal measures, accurately dispatched the flood control engineering system in the basin, and 84 large and medium-sized reservoirs impounded and stored floods28500 million cubic meters, the river control hub orderly discharge of floodwater, 8 national flood storage and detention areas of the maximum flood storage 25300 million cubic meters, none of the dams of all kinds of reservoirs, none of the important embankments burst, 24 cities and towns were flooded, 7.51 million mu of cultivated land was flooded, and 462 were avoidedThe transfer of 30,000 people ensured the safety of people's lives and property to the greatest extent.
Actively adopt the deputies' suggestions on improving the flood control engineering system in the river basins, carry out the revision of the flood control plans for the seven major river basins, issue and implement the "Three-year Action Plan for the Construction of Important Dikes in the Main Streams of the Seven Major Rivers", comprehensively promote the construction of embankments in major rivers and lakes up to standard, comprehensively sort out the situation of 98 national flood storage and detention areas, and study and improve the construction and management system of flood storage and detention areas.
Actively adopt the deputies' suggestions on improving the level of prevention and intelligence, accelerate the construction of meteorological satellites, precipitation radars, rain gauge stations, and hydrological stations to form the "three lines of defense" for rainwater monitoring and forecasting, and strengthen the function of forecasting and early warning rehearsals. Improve the monitoring and early warning system and "call and response" mechanism for flash floods, eliminate risks and hidden dangers in a timely manner, and ensure the safety of people's lives.
Promote the acceleration of the construction of the national water network
According to the report, the Ministry of Water Resources has actively adopted the suggestions of the deputies to accelerate the construction of the national water network, promote the conservation and intensive use of water resources, and strengthen the ecological protection of rivers and lakes.
The Ministry of Water Resources has conscientiously implemented the major strategic deployment, actively adopted the suggestions of the deputies on improving the planning and layout of the water network, the revision of the overall plan for the South-to-North Water Diversion Project has been basically completed, the construction plan of the water network in Northeast China has made important progress, the provincial water network planning was completed last year, and the construction of the provincial, municipal and county water network pilot areas has been steadily promoted. In addition, the deputies' suggestions on promoting the construction of water network projects and on improving the level of rural water supply security have also been actively adopted to help accelerate the construction of the national water network.
The Ministry of Water Resources has carefully studied and incorporated the relevant suggestions into the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Conservation and Intensive Utilization of Water Resources", and has made systematic arrangements for comprehensively promoting water conservation in various fields and further promoting water conservation in the whole process. Actively adopt the deputies' suggestions on improving water allocation, strict water intake management, and utilization of unconventional water sources, and promote the conservation and intensive use of water resources.
The Ministry of Water Resources has actively adopted the deputies' suggestions on ensuring the ecological water volume of rivers and lakes, strengthened the supervision of the ecological flow of rivers and lakes, implemented ecological water replenishment of rivers and lakes, and carried out the recovery of 88 mother rivers. On the basis of achieving the first full-line water flow in 100 years in 2022, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be completed again in 2023. The Yongding River remains in a state of water throughout the line. In addition, the deputies also actively adopted the deputies' suggestions on the management of groundwater overexploitation and the protection of water sources, and promoted the strengthening of ecological protection of rivers and lakes.
Promote the acceleration of the construction of the rule of law for water conservancy
Improving the legal system for water conservancy and persisting in managing water according to law is an important guarantee for doing a good job in water conservancy work. In terms of promoting and speeding up the construction of the rule of law in water conservancy, the Ministry of Water Resources actively responded to the deputies' appeals, identified the deputies' proposal to start a comprehensive revision of the water law as soon as possible as a key supervision recommendation within the ministry, and deployed and promoted the handling of the proposal together with the central work.
According to the report, the Ministry of Water Resources has visited local areas for many times, listened to the opinions and suggestions of all parties, and held special meetings many times to guide the improvement of the revision plan of the Water Law and the Flood Control Law. With the great attention and strong support of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, in August 2023, the revision of the Water Law and the Flood Control Law was officially included in the legislative plan of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress. In accordance with the legislative planning and division of labor, the Ministry of Water Resources has set up a leading group for the revision of the Water Law and the Flood Control Law, set up a working group and a special working group, and formulated a work plan for issuance.
The Ministry of Water Resources will do a good job in revising the Water Law and the Flood Control Law with a high sense of responsibility and mission, and at the same time make every effort to study, publicize and implement the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, accelerate the construction of supporting systems, and give full play to the role of the rule of law in consolidating the foundation, stabilizing expectations, and benefiting the long-term. Li Guoying said.
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