Chapter 423: Be Foresighted

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Fan Heng was as good as a stream, and immediately grabbed Fan Wuxian and asked him to make an outline-style development plan for Jiangnan Province for himself, and then use it for people to refine.

Fan Wuzhi did not shirk it, fighting tiger brothers and going into battle as father and son soldiers, this matter is not only related to the future of the 60 million fathers and elders in Jiangnan Province, but also related to whether the father Fan Heng's political achievements in Jiangnan Province are beautiful, so naturally he has to think more about it.

But these things are basically in his head, just look at the map of Jiangnan Province, think about which places are suitable for what kind of development path, and then determine a set of development plans for them.

Of course, although it is relatively simple to say, when it is really refined, it also takes a lot of effort on Fan Wuxi's part, one is that he is not worried about letting others do this thing, and the other is that if he comes up with a complete set of development plans, there is also light on his face, if this thing is done, he can be regarded as a credit to Jiangnan Province.

This plan took Fan Wuxi more than a week to complete, and in Fan Wuxi's own opinion, it is already very perfect, and it can be used directly.

But after Fan Heng saw it, he always felt that there was something in it that was not reflected, so he asked, "Why is the investment amount not reflected?" ”

Fan Wuxian looked at his father Fan Heng speechlessly, and said after a long time, "I have been asked to do all the work, what are your cadres going to do?" I've got to leave them something to do. ”

In fact, the price level is not the same in different places, and Fan Wuxian does not have so much time to investigate, so he can only give a rough input reference figure, and it is impossible to make a very detailed plan, which is not what a person of his level should do.

"Okay, I'll take it to the governor's office to discuss it." Fan Heng waved his hand.

"Remember to say my name, it will help the plan pass." Fan Wuxian pointed to himself.

He wasn't saying this to boast. Now Fan Wu's three words are golden signboards, as long as they are mentioned, they are conceived by Fan Wuzhi. First of all, we must pay attention to the number of points. The celebrity effect is very significant.

"That's right, the Egret Mountain Reservoir Project. How's it going? Heng asked casually.

Fan replied. "It's okay, when it's time to spend money. This year, building materials are expensive. It's a bit of a bad calculation. However, considering the problem of geo-flooding in Jiangnan Province, if it can minimize the impact of the flood peak in the next year. It's good value for money. ”

"How can you be sure that there will be major floods in the next few years?" Fan Wuji: For his son, the land may break out in a once-in-a-century flood in the next few years. I was a little puzzled.

Because the whole province is also good for geohydrological testing units. The National Hydrological Monitoring Service is also good. None of them have made clear predictions about the situation in recent years. Although Fan Heng also carefully inquired about the relevant units about this matter. But everyone was at a loss, and no one was the same as Fan Wuxi. Draw such a conclusion.

In fact, eight years of flooding. At this point, the clues are already visible.

The summer of '98 was unusually rainy in southern China. The continuous heavy rain overwhelmingly pressed down on the Yangtze River, causing the Yangtze River to experience its biggest flood since 1954 without a moment's respite. The flood poured for thousands of miles, and the entire basin was overflowing.

In addition to the flooding of the Songhua River and Nenjiang River in northeast China, a total of 29 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions, including Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Heilongjiang provinces, which were the hardest hit by the disaster, have suffered from this unwarranted disaster, with hundreds of millions of people affected, nearly 5 million houses collapsed, more than 20 million hectares of land flooded, and economic losses amounting to more than 160 billion yuan.

The flooding of the Yangtze River is a direct consequence of soil erosion caused by indiscriminate deforestation in the Yangtze River basin, and the indiscriminate occupation of rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the river. In the mid-50s, the forest coverage rate in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was 22 percent, and more than 80 percent of the forests on both sides of the Yangtze River were cut down due to the continuous reclamation of agricultural land, the construction of factories, and urbanization.

Among the 193 counties in Sichuan Province, only 12 counties have a forest coverage area of more than 30 percent, and some counties have a forest coverage area of less than 3 percent. For this reason, 20 percent of the 1.8 million square kilometers of land in the Yangtze River basin have suffered soil erosion, 2.4 billion tons of topsoil are lost every year, and more than 500 million tons of soil and sand carried down the upper reaches of the Yangtze River every year flow into the East China Sea.

Due to the accumulation of soil and sand year after year, the riverbed of the Yangtze River has been raised above the ground since many years ago, becoming another hanging river after the Yellow River. The clear water of the Yangtze River has long been gone, and its turbid yellow degree is comparable to that of the Yellow River.

On the other hand, the lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River that have flood storage functions are shrinking rapidly, with the water area of Dongting Lake shrinking from 4,350 square kilometers in 1949 to 2,145 square kilometers, Poyang Lake shrinking by one-fifth in 40 years, and hundreds of small and medium-sized lakes have disappeared from the map forever.

All this is responsible for the flooding of the Yangtze River.

In addition, the flood epidemic is also closely related to the outbreak of the strongest El Niño in 1997 in a century. El Niño's strong warm and humid air brought heavy precipitation, causing continuous flooding in the Yangtze River basin. The La Niña phenomenon that followed El Niño suddenly killed the subtropical high, which was supposed to move northward as scheduled, and once again tense the flood situation in the main stream of the Yangtze River, which had been relatively relieved, and caused the entire Yangtze River to be in an emergency.

The close correlation between the flooding of the Yangtze River and global warming has led experts to worry that if the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere were doubled, the amount of precipitation on the planet would increase by 3 to 15 percent, and that the increase in heavy rains and floods would go hand in hand with global warming.

"All in all, the ecological changes in the Yangtze River basin are already very bad, and we will have to pay the price for the previous indiscriminate logging. Of course, surface resources can be used as they are used, but no one can afford the consequences of doing so. Anyway, everyone only has such an earth, and in the end, everyone will be finished together. After Fan Wuxian told his father Fan Heng a big truth, he said without complaints.

After Fan Heng heard this, his brows tightened, he knew that although Fan Wuxian sometimes liked to laugh, he would definitely not be alarmist in this kind of matter, combined with his usual inspections in Jiangnan Province, these phenomena were universal.

Although there are many water conservancy facilities in the southern province as a flood-prone area, most of them are in disrepair, and the flood storage and prevention and control capacity is not satisfactory.

I can't tolerate the tens of billions of development funds that my son has brought here, and I'm afraid that even the investment in plugging this big hole is not enough.

However, Fan Wuxian also comforted Fan Hengdao, "However, if the Bailushan Reservoir can be repaired in time, it will be of great benefit to the safety of Changping, at least the pressure on the embankment in this section of Changping will be greatly reduced, and if the flood is discharged in time, it will also make a great contribution to the downstream provinces and cities." ”

"I really didn't expect that there were so many things in my head—" Fan Heng shook his head and said to Fan Wuxian, "Regarding this, I'm sure that there are few leaders in so many provinces and cities along the Yangtze River, and I am afraid that there are not many people who you can see clearly, let alone take precautions and prepare like you." If a large-scale flood really breaks out in the next few years, we in Jiangnan Province will have to bear very heavy pressure, and starting to build water conservancy projects now is not only for the benefit of the 60 million people in Jiangnan Province, but also has a bearing on the safety of the lives and property of hundreds of millions of people in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. ”

Fan Wuxian nodded and said, "That's for sure, Jiangnan Province will be the lifeline of defense for this half of the country at that time." ”

The current situation in China is basically taking a road of economic development at the expense of the environment, so it is rare for provinces and cities to make great efforts to rest and recuperate the water conservancy cause, and although some have also mentioned this matter, the actual investment is like a drop in the bucket, and it is not enough at all.

In this case, many rivers that should be dredged have not been dredged, and due to siltation, reclamation and other reasons, the area of lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has decreased, reducing the flood control capacity of lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the flood storage capacity of the lakes has decreased year by year. Many rivers and lakes are no longer connected to the river, the rivers and lakes are isolated, and the beaches and channels that originally flooded cannot be flooded. In addition, the river channel is seriously blocked and other reasons, resulting in the narrowing of the river crossing section, the flood outlet becomes smaller, the catharsis is not smooth, and the flood travels slowly. In addition, the proportion of the three mouths of the Yangtze River, such as Songzikou, Taipingkou, and Lotus Pond, diverting to Dongting Lake has been reduced from 45 percent in the 50s to about 25 percent at present, increasing the flood control pressure on the main stream.

If the embankment in Jiangnan Province is not rebuilt, and if the Bailushan Reservoir is not built, the situation in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will be in danger once the flood peak that occurs once in a century arrives.

"You mean that some rivers in the province should also be cleaned up and dredged?" Fan Heng asked.

"That's certain, anyway, it's almost half a year, when there is time, you can mobilize local governments to dredge rivers, especially some waterways that connect key lakes and rivers, we must ensure unimpeded traffic, which is also a precaution." Fan Wuxian said clearly, "I won't give out this money, you can arrange special funds in the province to invest." ”

"Why?" Fan Heng felt a little puzzled.

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