Chapter 2358

Nie Xin's arrangements were also very orderly and well-organized. This is normal. Nie Xin has served as the deputy county magistrate in charge of agriculture and water conservancy for several years, has fought on the front line of flood control and disaster relief many times, has directly commanded many times, and he participated in the big flood last year throughout the process. His experience can be said to be richer than Su Xinghui's.

Nie Xin not only made good arrangements but also had a set of ways to mobilize morale. Under his mobilization, the middle-level cadres of the county who attended the meeting were in high spirits and were very confident in resisting the coming flood.

The flood peak finally arrived. This year's flood peak was also aggressive, but everyone had seen the high water level of last year, so this year's flood peak really couldn't scare them.

Everyone was seriously patrolling the embankments, looking for piping. With the solidity of Chongjin County's embankments, as long as there is no piping, there is basically no danger. Therefore, twenty-four hours a day, every section of the embankment has people patrolling constantly, and the focus of the patrol is whether there is piping.

And the benefits of returning farmland to lakes have also appeared. The lake area in the Yangtze River Basin has increased by thousands of square kilometers, and the amount of flood water that can be accommodated has increased by 20 to 30 billion cubic meters. This is a huge number. The flood peak rushed down from the upper reaches, opened the gates to release water along the way, and stored the flood in several large lakes. After being weakened many times, when it reached Chongjin County, it was not so high.

Compared with the water level in the same period last year, this year's water level is at least two or three meters lower. This number seems inconspicuous, but for flood control, the pressure is reduced by at least more than half.

After the Yangtze River flood season just began, the central government sent an expert group to the Yangtze River Basin to observe the flood situation. Of course, they focused on observing the effect of returning farmland to lakes. Returning farmland to lakes can be said to be one of the largest projects in the country in recent years. The country has invested tens of billions of funds for this, and of course, hopes to see results.

Shi Wenguang inspected several provinces in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River last year. Because he was already familiar with the situation here, he also went to these provinces to inspect this year.

On this day, the expert group came to Chongjin County. Chongjin County is the first county in the country to complete the work of returning farmland to lakes, and the area of returning farmland to lakes is also quite large, accounting for about one-tenth of the area that has been returned to lakes so far. Therefore, for the expert group, this is also a very important stop.

Su Xinghui also warmly welcomed Shi Wenguang. As soon as he saw Shi Wenguang, he smiled and said, "Master Shi, welcome, welcome!"

Shi Wenguang smiled and said, "Secretary Su, you don't have to be so polite. I have been here twice this year."

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "I would welcome you even if you came ten times. Experts like you can help us when you come here. With your guidance in our flood control and disaster relief, we feel much more confident."

Shi Wenguang shook his head and said, "You are overpraising me. In fact, I didn't help you much during the big flood last year. Your own preparations were already sufficient. At most, I played a role of icing on the cake. This year's flood water level is definitely not as high as last year's, so your county will have even fewer problems."

Su Xinghui said, "In any case, you still gave us help, so no matter when you come, you are a distinguished guest in our county."