The century drought raids Yunnan drought resisting disaster relief to fire “positional warfare”

The century drought raids Yunnan drought resisting disaster relief to fire “positional warfare” 2010-03-22 18:39: 00 origins: The China News (Beijing) with pasting 0 handsets reads the news

Zhongxin News Agency Kunming, March 22 – (reporter guarantees rising sun Shi Guanglin) March 22 was “World Day for Water”, but Yunnan in China was suffering the attack of rare extraordinary drought, several million populace were facing the serious water shortage the test. Continues the drought, is renovating this province drought situation related data unceasingly, a drought resisting disaster relief “positional warfare” has fired in the Yunnan entire province.

The most recent data demonstrated that Yunnan has entered the fall to have the rare serious drought since last year to cause the entire province nearly 20 million people to hit by disaster, 7.42 million people and 4.59 million large domestic animals potable waters are difficult, 7.14 million people lack the grain, over 86% crops disasters, the agricultural direct economic losses have passed 20 billion Yuan. According to the Yunnan meteorological department, according to the newest observation, the Yunnan arid rank has met from the half a month ago 60 years promotes to meet to the present entire province big department hundred years. The disaster situation statistical data renovates unceasingly, indicates the Yunnan drought situation the persistent worsening.

Along with drought situation continuing, by the chain effect which is initiated arid is appearing, the Pu\’er tea rise in price has been a foregone conclusion, the fresh-cut follower off season rises in prices, grain in the government to control still to rise, the agricultural material supply to be compelled strictly to suspend ……It is known that is new this year the Pu\’er tea product price will surrender to the state 30% on average, some brands raise to be possible to reach 100% high, the vegetables price increase scope reach as high as 39%.

In addition, natural rubber, coffee, sucrose and other Yunnan prop economical agriculture also because the persistent drought largely reduces production. At the same time, because Yunnan is China these one of product main production areas, the drought brings the underproduction to cause the relevant product price to climb, is appearing to the downstream industry effect.

The Bulgarian human and animals potable water and Bulgarian spring plowing became the Yunnan imminent matter. Yunnan provincial party committee secretary Bai Enpei repeatedly stressed that guarantees the general populace potable water question by any means possible. Other day, the Yunnan authority held drought resisting disaster relief mobilization meeting, besides the Kunming main conference hall, various entire province cities, state and 129 counties (city and area) set up the branch meeting place, the attending population has been over 10,000 people. By the present, Yunnan invested all levels of drought resisting fund to be over 2.3 billion Yuan, organizes 10 million people to put into drought resisting disaster relief, realizes the drought resisting irrigation area 20.44 million Chinese acres times.

Moreover, to deal with the serious drought situation, the entire province sets out the vehicles more than 280,000 vehicle-times to transport the water for the populace, drills well more than 400, the organization artificial rain 1400 spot times. On March 16, the Yunnan provincial land and resource system drought resisting disaster relief underground looked for the water commando unit to split out the first deep well in the arid disaster area Yuxi Eshan County Gaocheng Village successfully, the well depth 150 meters, the sunrise water volume amounts to 500 cubic meters, may solve the local 12 villagers groups and a middle school altogether 4347 people and the large domestic animals potable water is difficult.

(This article originates: China News)