Advance water storage in irrigation channels to ensure agricultural water use and food security | Liaoning Province | Irrigation areas
CCTV News: Recently, Liaoning Province has experienced continuous high temperature and sunny weather, with many areas issuing orange high-temperature warnings. The demand for agricultural water has significantly increased compared to previous years. The water conservancy department of Liaoning Province has deployed a water diversion plan in advance, and large, medium, and small irrigation areas have stored water in advance to meet the water needs of paddy fields at any time and ensure food security.
At the Gaohua main control gate in the Hunpu Irrigation District of Shenyang City, the water source is continuously flowing into the Hunpu Irrigation District through the gate. Hunpu Irrigation District is located in the southwest of Shenyang City in the middle and lower reaches of the Hun River. It is one of the large-scale irrigation areas in Liaoning Province, including 16 townships and 209 administrative villages, with an effective irrigation area of 548100 acres. Since June 10th this year, there has been no effective rainfall in the local area, and the pressure on farmland water supply in the irrigation area has increased. Coupled with recent hot and sunny weather, some paddy fields have experienced water shortages. The local water conservancy department replenished water from the nearby Hun River on the evening of June 24th.
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It is understood that in order to cope with high temperature weather, the water conservancy department of Liaoning Province requires all regions to strengthen irrigation water reserves, make reasonable use of various water storage, diversion, and lifting projects, intercept and store more irrigation water, ensure the demand for drought resistant water supply, and maximize irrigation benefits.