East China’s Jiangsu province held a meeting Thursday to implement the spirit of the National Teleconference on national forest grassland fire prevention and flood control and drought relief and make arrangements for forest fire prevention and flood control and drought relief work in the province this year.
Fan Jinlong, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Executive vice Governor, pointed out that forest fire prevention and flood control and drought prevention are related to the safety of people's lives and property as well as the overall situation of economic and social development.
All relevant departments of various localities must effectively improve their political positions and thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's instructions on prevention and resolution of major risks, the new concept of disaster prevention, disaster mitigation and relief in accordance with the instructions of Premier Li Keqiang and the speech of State Councilor Wang Yong, and draw lessons from the deadly explosion in Xiangshui Chemical Plant, he said.
Tomb-sweeping Day is a period of high incidence of forest fires, he said, adding that it is necessary to raise the awareness of prevention and ensure that no major forest fires occur. It is necessary to attach great importance to the prevention and control of key links such as river flooding, urban flood control and drainage, typhoons, reservoirs and dams, so as to ensure that the province get through the rainy season safe and sound.
(source:ourjiangsu.com)
