China Economic News from Chengdu: (Zhang Li) On September 9, Guo Hengxiao, the executive deputy commander of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Defense and Director of the Department of Water Resources, made further arrangements for the response to rainfall in the earthquake-stricken areas, and dispatched two department-level leaders. The working group led the team went to asbestos and asbestos and Luding to supervise the earthquake damage investigation of water conservancy projects and the prevention of flood and drought disasters after the earthquake.
Tan Xiaoping, the deputy commander of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Defense and the deputy director of the Department of Water Resources, went to Prosperity Village, Detuo Town, Luding County, Wandong River Barrier Lake, Xinglonggou Mountain Flood Dangerous Area and other places to supervise the earthquake damage investigation of water conservancy projects, dammed lake on-site investigation, post-earthquake flash flood disaster prevention, etc.
Sichuan Provincial Department of Water Resources dispatched 5 provincial-level working groups of 20 people, and the water conservancy departments of 7 cities (prefectures) in Ganzi, Ya'an, Liangshan, Meishan, Panzhihua, Guang'an, and Leshan continued to carry out earthquake damage investigation, emergency response, etc.
As of 20:00 on the 9th, a total of 558 water conservancy projects (blocks) were found to have been damaged by earthquakes, which were concentrated in in Ganzi Prefecture and in Ya'an City, including 1 medium-sized hydropower station, 33 small hydropower stations, 47 embankments, and irrigation. There are 186 projects, 200 water supply projects, and 91 other small water conservancy projects and hydrological facilities. At present, 28 places (blocks) have been dealt with in emergency, and the rest are being dealt with.
