Beijing Officials Emphasize Importance of Flood Control and Disaster Reduction Efforts

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Beijing Municipal officials, led by Deputy Secretary Yin Li, visited the Huairou District to inspect post-disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts. Yin Li emphasized the need to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on flood control and disaster relief, strengthen goal-oriented and results-oriented approaches, and rigorously implement them to ensure efficient progress in all recovery and reconstruction tasks. The officials inspected the Huairou Reservoir, a large reservoir that integrates flood control, water supply, and water storage, and visited villages along the Liuli and Baihe Rivers to inspect damage and reconstruction progress.

Key Takeaways:

  • Deputy Secretary Yin Li emphasized the importance of thoroughly implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on flood control and disaster relief to ensure efficient progress in all recovery and reconstruction tasks.
  • The Huairou Reservoir, with a total storage capacity of 144 million cubic meters, is a large reservoir that integrates flood control, water supply, and water storage.
  • City leaders visited villages along the Liuli and Baihe Rivers to inspect damage and reconstruction progress, and emphasized the need to further establish and improve a comprehensive monitoring and early warning system for upstream and downstream rainfall, water conditions, floods, and flash floods, and strengthen cross-regional information sharing.
  • Yin Li stated that protecting people's lives is the top priority in flood prevention, and flood prevention and evacuation plans should be tailored to local conditions and specific circumstances.
  • The city has implemented various assistance and relief policies to address the needs of special groups, such as the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, the young, and pregnant women.
  • Yin Li emphasized the importance of prioritizing livelihood security, addressing the people's most pressing needs, and accelerating housing reconstruction and repair.
  • The officials inspected the homes of affected residents to offer their condolences and visited the construction workers involved in the restoration and reconstruction task to urge them to work diligently and effectively.

Statistics:

  • The Huairou Reservoir has a total storage capacity of 144 million cubic meters.
  • All relocated villagers from Baichazi Village in Liulimiao Town have returned.
  • The officials visited the village of Xiwanzi, where village cadres and Party members immediately organized the safe evacuation of residents to higher ground, resulting in zero casualties.
  • The city has implemented various assistance and relief policies to address the needs of special groups, with specific policies and measures not provided.

Sources:

  • Beijing Municipal Party Committee https://www.bjhr.gov.cn/ywdt/rdgz/202508/t20250822_4181324.html (Translation note: This is an automated translated version of the story which may have translation errors.)