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| Gov't urges to minimize damages by geological disasters |
| CCTV.COM 2003-07-17 15:07:34 |
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In an urgent notice, the State Council, or China's central government, has urged local governments to take all possible measures to reduce the damages brought by geological disasters, such as mud－rock flows.
Normally accompanying China's rainy season in summer time, these disasters also pose great threat to the security of people's lives and property.
Excessive rainfall in east China has not only pushed the water level of major rivers and lakes there above the safety line, but also induced frequent landslides in some flooded areas. Economic losses due to geological disasters account almost the same as those brought by floods.
To cope with the situation, the central government has asked local governments to include geological disaster prevention work among the primary tasks of the flood control campaign. First of all, the government requires local meteorological departments to closely cooperate with land and resources departments to produce accurate weather forecasts.
The efficiency of forecasting at village and township levels will be the crucial to the prevention efforts. Preparations should be made to deal with emergencies in case of extreme weather conditions.
In mountainous areas, where landslides and mountain torrents impose the biggest threats, the central government requires local governments to arrange frequent patrols in potentially dangerous areas, and relocate people from these places if necessary.
Coal mines in these regions should pay special care to exhausted pits and landfill which contain solid waste.
For those places where disasters have already happened, the State Council has stressed that the people's security is paramount, and that local officials have to try their best in rescue work.
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Editor: Hou Meihong CCTV.com
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