皇冠体育app

Government and Policy

More efforts needed to fight drought in SW 皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-26 22:56
Large Medium Small

KUNMING: Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has said more efforts must be put into fighting Yunnan's worst drought in 60 years when visiting the province in southwestern 皇冠体育app.

Related readings:
More efforts needed to fight drought in SW 皇冠体育app 9 million mobilized to fight drought
More efforts needed to fight drought in SW 皇冠体育app Drought hitting Yunnan
More efforts needed to fight drought in SW 皇冠体育app Severe drought hitting southwest 皇冠体育app
More efforts needed to fight drought in SW 皇冠体育app 7.5M people lack water due to drought in SW 皇冠体育app

He urged local authorities to ensure water supply for urban and rural residents and for agricultural uses.

He also urged more work be done to limit the spread of forest fires.

Hui visited several rural households to know if they had enough water. He also inspected affected crops, reservoirs and forests during his Wednesday to Friday visit to Yunnan.

Yunnan's drought has resulted in water shortages for locals, livestock and crops.

The dry spell started in the autumn 2009 and has also hit neighboring Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.