Gaochun District in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, promoted the modernization of flood control system

Gaochun District of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, located in the lower reaches of Shuiyang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, is surrounded by Shuiyang River, Shiwu Lake and Gucheng Lake. It is the flood corridor of the southern Anhui area and the flood barrier of Taihu Lake.

Adhere to the people first, to ensure the safety of the war flood

This year's flood season, Gaochun district plum rainfall 178.8 % higher than previous years, the highest water level of the "one river and two lakes" in the territory exceeded the warning line 2.78 meters, 2.51 meters, 1.94 meters, has entered the flood control I level, Ⅱ level response state.

The severe flood situation finally returned to calm, cannot leave Gaochun "wartime" effective measures and "pre-war" full preparation.

Since March this year, Gaochun District has spent three months inspecting 16 reservoirs, 152 sluice gates and 227 kilometers of first-line embankments, and has implemented flood control measures for 27 water conservancy projects under construction. Meanwhile, focusing on key areas such as urban areas, industrial parks and urban and rural junction areas, the government has completed drainage and maintenance of 162.5 kilometers of rainwater pipes and 2,560 inspection Wells to prevent urban waterlogging.

After the flood, Gaochun District should do a good job of river, lake reservoir and pond dam water storage and retention, to ensure urban and rural residents living and production water. In the meantime, 265 million cubic meters of water has been replenished to Gucheng Lake, relieving the flood pressure of Shuiyang River and other rivers, realizing the water transfer and storage of Gucheng Lake and improving the water quality.

Adhere to mass prevention and control, gather the backbone of flood control and flood fighting

In flood season, Gaochun District refers to the implementation of 24-hour centralized office mechanism, district-level departments are connected, sinking guard, street, town and village communities to strengthen the geographical prevention, 81 culverts and steep gates are all assigned to guard, relying on intelligent water platform, rural flood control early warning system and other vehicles, daily flood control and "three-level consultation", forming a "top and bottom game" flood control pattern.

In the face of the flood situation, Gaochun District set up a basic flood control team of 144 2 554 people, the district level emergency team of 510 people and the technical team composed of urban water conservancy experts, to provide professional guidance for the investigation and disposal of dangerous situations, and organize 12 inspection groups to carry out supervision and inspection simultaneously. Party organizations and Party officials at all levels have set up Party vanguard units, emergency contingents, and patrol teams to patrol dikes, check risks, and relocate and settle them. Volunteers, grid workers and other active participation in flood control watch, volunteer services, together gathered the backbone of flood control and flood fighting.

Gaochun District adopted the folk traditional "water supply card" patrol law. Along the "One River and two lakes" dike, one patrol point was set up every 500 meters, and one uninterrupted patrol was made every hour. A total of 460 guard points were set up, 114 840 people were sent to patrol, and 863.87 kilometers of obstacles were cleared.

Interlocking "risk prevention" "risk elimination" measures, for "risk" for the golden time. On July 20th, due to the flood of Nanwei Dam in Dantu County, Anhui Province, Gaochun District organized the safe evacuation of 353 people from 276 households in the first time, realizing zero casualties in personnel relocation and effectively reducing the economic losses of the affected people.

We will continue to control water systematically and modernize our capacity for flood control

Part of the dike top elevation is not enough, along the dike building intensive...... In the face of a series of problems exposed during the flood season, Gaochun accelerated the construction of Shengli Wei flood control and drainage system, the 18.68km downstream of Shuiyang River embankment reinforcement and other key water conservancy projects, accelerated the implementation of risk elimination projects and the construction of sluicing-pump station, and promoted the relocation of houses on the embankment slope and embankment roof. At the same time, the state steadily advanced the prohibition of fishing and refishing in 64.33 square kilometers of key waters, registered 649 fishing boats and 1,283 fishermen one by one, and transferred them one by one for resettlement, and severely cracked down on illegal fishing and the sale of illegal catches.

At present, Gaochun has Shuibiqiao Gate connecting Shuiyangjiang River to the east, Yangjiawan Gate connecting Shijiu Lake to the north, and Maodong Gate connecting Taihu Lake to the east. The newly built Shuiyangjiang Shuibi bridge gate has played an effective role in this year's flood situation, blocking the backpouring risk of Shuiyangjiang passenger water, so that the overall Gaochun flood control work presents a severe external and stable internal situation.

Gaochun closely strengthened information sharing and joint prevention and control with middle and lower reaches of Xuanzhou, Dangtu and other areas, and scientifically formulated regional drainage and diversion plans to ensure that the water levels of major rivers, lakes and reservoirs within the territory can be controlled, and firmly grasped the initiative of flood control work.

Article source: China Water Resources Network