Hundreds of days without rain in Shanxi to dry acres of farmland affected

 China news agency, Taiyuan, January 26 - Shanxi lack of snow and rain this winter and prolonged drought, agricultural drought has become essential. Shanxi Province Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters issued 26 yellow warning of drought, and start the emergency response of grade Ⅲ.

since since late October 2010, Shanxi does not appear nearly at the effective precipitation, continued drought in the drought situation is very grim. Up to now, Shanxi province have been affected area has reached more than 2,300 hectares, of which crops have been affected area of 662 mu.

According to weather forecasters, the recent precipitation process still does not appear larger. Under its influence, lack of moisture in the southern winter (soil moisture) the situation will become increasingly serious. White, lack of moisture in the North Central Region Sustainable Development, when the spring will be seriously affected. Individual to solve problem of drinking water by small water Koizumi villages, there could be temporary drinking water problems.

Flood and Drought Relief Headquarters in Shanxi Province urged all localities to do a good job in spring water, spring all the preparations, to repair the existing water conservancy facilities, the use of the recent batch of winter and spring water, in a timely manner to carry out repair and maintenance work of water conservancy facilities improve the existing water conservancy facilities in good condition and utilization of drought for the next step fully prepared to go all out. Irrigation Pump Station to prepare timely irrigation channel excavation work to ensure that the spring water source is normal.

close attention to the local meteorological climate change, will be ready to make preparations for artificial rainfall.

Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Shanxi Province also proposed PLA, armed police, militia and reserve forces to the resident affected by the drought situation, give full play to advantages, actively participating in the resident's river dredging, water to ride out the storm and other actions.