Hebei drought caused 370 million people drinking water drought water stress

 Xinhua Shijiazhuang Jan. 10 (Xinhua Ren Liying, Wang Kun) 10 journalists from the Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Hebei Province has learned too few affected by the recent rains, severe drought in Hebei province, and quickly expanded.

According to reports, the province's drought is mainly characterized by the following characteristics: First, rainfall. Since last November, the province's average annual precipitation is only 2 mm, more than 80% below normal over the same period of history. Second, poor soil moisture. Last Nov. 21, according to monitoring, most white, Hebei soil relative humidity below 40%; not irrigated wheat field soil relative humidity between 40% -60%, normal growth can not meet crop needs. According to statistics, the province's drought-hit area has reached 1,615 hectares, of which 515 acres of winter wheat area is affected by the drought.

the same time, drought water shortage resulting in shortage of water resources. As of January 1 this year, the province's large and medium reservoirs were 2.69 billion cubic meters water, 214 million cubic meters more than normal, but its distribution is very uneven, concentrated in the post just south of Huangbizhuang, West Ocean and a few large reservoirs Most of inadequate water supply or water available for irrigation. In addition, the province continued to decline in groundwater level. Shallow water table over the same period the province fell 0.52 m, deep water table dropped 7.4 meters over the same period, the province's nearly 100,000 wells pumping water or no water shortage.

In addition, the drinking water problems outstanding. According to the survey, the province currently has 377 million people, 129,500 (only) there Yinhan drinking water of livestock.

this, Department of Water Resources in Hebei Province with the winter capital construction of farmland water conservancy, increase investment, strengthen the emergency water source projects.