According to the meteorological department**, the overall deviation of this year's climate year, and the risk of regional and periodic floods and droughts is greater. Recently, the General Office of National Defense issued a circular to all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, the General Headquarters for National Defense, and all member units of the National General Department of National Defense, arranging and deploying various preparations for flood prevention, drought control, and typhoon prevention.
The General Office of National Defense pointed out that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the spirit of the important instructions of the General Secretary, adhere to the supremacy of the people, the supremacy of life, and the supremacy of safety.
First, we should give priority to prevention, tighten and consolidate the responsibility measures of all parties, and earnestly transform the sense of responsibility of "always being at ease" into the action force to pay close attention to the preparations for flood prevention and drought control.
The General Office of National Defense requires that it is necessary to strictly implement various responsibility systems for flood prevention and drought control, continuously improve the responsibility system of party and government co-management and step-by-step guarantee, and consolidate the main responsibility of the local party committee and the responsibility of industry supervision. It is necessary to earnestly strengthen the command system, improve the work mechanism, build and strengthen the emergency command system for flood prevention and drought control at all levels, and give better play to the role of taking the lead in grasping the general, unified command, and efficient coordination. It is necessary to focus on the actual effect of revising the emergency plan, improve the early warning mechanism, in accordance with the requirements of the "Measures for the Management of Emergency Response Plans", fully learn from and use the results of the review of typical disasters, improve the pertinence and operability of various emergency plans for flood prevention and drought relief, and strengthen the linkage of early warning and response and the early warning "response" that reaches the grassroots frontline.
The General Office of National Defense stressed that it is necessary to highlight key points, pay close attention to the investigation and rectification of risks and hidden dangers, and comprehensively use the results of natural disaster risk surveysComprehensively investigate the risks and hidden dangers of key locations such as reservoirs, tailings ponds, flash flood hazard areas, important water diversion projects, and mountain-related and water-related tourist attractions, as well as densely populated places such as schools, hospitals, and nursing homes, and implement rectification and control measures. It is necessary to pay close attention to the preparation of materials for the emergency rescue team, support the grassroots to allocate and strengthen emergency rescue forces according to the characteristics of the disaster and the degree of safety risk, and carry out early disposal in case of sudden danger and disaster. It is necessary to carry out in-depth training and drills and popular science education, increase the intensity of knowledge and skills training in extreme rainstorm and flood disaster prevention and response, carry out comprehensive drills for flood prevention and rescue and disaster prevention and mitigation publicity and education activities in accordance with local conditions, and enhance the public's awareness of disaster prevention and risk avoidance and their ability to help themselves and each other.
*: Ministry of Emergency Management.
Editor: Xie Yongli.
Process Editor: Guo Dan.