Chapter 423 Be Foresighted

Heng Congshan Ruliu immediately grabbed Fan Wubing and asked him to make a provincial development plan for him, and then took it to someone to refine it.

Fan Wubing did not shirk it. Brothers fighting tigers, father and son fighting in battle, this matter not only related to the future of the 60 million elders in Jiangnan Province, but also related to whether his father Fan Heng's political achievements in Jiangnan Province were good. Naturally, there were many more Put some thought into it.

However, these things are basically in his mind. He just looked at the map of Jiangnan Province, thought about which places are suitable for development paths, and then determined a development plan for them.

Of course, although it sounds relatively simple, when it comes to the actual details, it takes a lot of effort from Fan Wubing. Firstly, he doesn't trust others to do it, and secondly, if he comes up with a complete development plan by himself, , and there will be glory in face. If this thing is completed, I will be considered to have made a contribution to Jiangnan Province.

This plan took Fan Wubing about more than a week to complete. Following Fan Wubing's own opinions, it was already very complete and could be used directly.

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

Fan Wubing looked at his father Fan Heng speechlessly, and after a long time he said, "I have done all the work, so what are your cadres going to do? I have to leave something for them to do."

In fact, price levels vary from place to place, and Fan Wubing doesn't have much time to conduct inspections. Therefore, he can only give a rough reference figure for investment, and it is impossible to make a very detailed plan. That is not what he is. What a person of this level should do.

"Okay, I will bring this to the provincial governor's office to discuss it." Fan Heng waved his hand.

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

He didn't mean to brag when he said this. The three words "Fan Wu Bing" are the golden signboard. As long as it is mentioned that Fan Wu Bing conceived it. Everyone must first pay attention to the land. The influence of celebrity effect is very significant.

"By the way, the Bailushan Reservoir project. How is the progress?" Heng asked casually.

Fan Wubing replied. "It's okay. It's time to spend money. Building materials are expensive this year. It's actually a bit uneconomical. However, considering the flooding problem in Jiangnan Province, if we can minimize the impact when the flood peak comes next year. It's also It’s good value for money.”

"How can you be sure that a major flood will definitely occur in the next few years?" Fan Wubing told his son that a once-in-a-century flood may occur in the next few years.

Feeling a little confused.

Because there are many hydrological testing units in the entire province. The National Hydrological Monitoring Department is also good. None have made clear predictions about the situation in recent years. Although Fan Heng also carefully asked the relevant units about this matter. But everyone had a blank look on their faces, and no one was like Fan Wubing. Come to such a conclusion.

In fact, there was a flood in eight years. The clues are already visible at this time.

The summer of 1998 was unusually rainy in southern China. Continuous heavy rains pressed down on the Yangtze River with overwhelming momentum, causing the Yangtze River to experience the largest flood since 1954 without even a moment's respite. The floods spread across the entire basin.

In addition to the flooding of the Songhua River and the Nen River in the Northeast, a total of 29 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China, including the four hardest-hit provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, and Heilongjiang, have suffered from this unreasonable disaster, with hundreds of millions of people affected. Five million houses collapsed, more than 20 million hectares of land were flooded, and economic losses reached more than 160 billion yuan.

Flooding in the Yangtze River is a direct result of soil erosion caused by deforestation in the Yangtze River basin, reclamation of lakes for farmland and indiscriminate occupation of river channels in the middle and lower reaches. There are 400 million people living on both sides of the Yangtze River. In the mid-1950s, the forest coverage rate in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River was 22%. Due to continuous farmland reclamation, factory construction, and urbanization, more than 80% of the forests on both sides of the Yangtze River have been destroyed. was cut down completely.

Among the 193 counties in Sichuan Province, only 12 have forest coverage of more than 30%, and some counties have forest coverage of less than 3%. For this reason, 20% of the 1.8 million square kilometers of land in the Yangtze River Basin suffers from water and soil erosion, and 2.4 billion tons of topsoil are lost every year. More than 500 million tons of soil and sand are carried from the upstream every year and flow into the Yangtze River. East China Sea.

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

On the other hand, lakes with flood storage functions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are shrinking rapidly. The water area of ​​Dongting Lake has shrunk from 4,350 square kilometers in 1949 to 2,145 square kilometers. Poyang Lake has shrunk by one-fifth in forty years

There are hundreds of small and medium-sized lakes that have been wiped off the map forever.

All these are the causes of flooding in the Yangtze River.

In addition, this flood is also closely related to the strongest El Niño phenomenon in a century that broke out in 1997. El Niño's strong warm and humid air brings heavy rainfall, causing constant flood peaks in the Yangtze River Basin. The La Niña phenomenon that followed El Niño suddenly caused the subtropical high pressure to move northward as scheduled, causing the flood situation in the main stream of the Yangtze River that had been relatively relieved to become tense again, causing the entire Yangtze River to be in emergency.

The close connection between the flooding of the Yangtze River and global warming has experts worried that if the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles, the amount of precipitation on the earth will increase by 3 to 15 percent, heavy rain and The increase in floods is progressing in parallel with global warming.

"In short, the ecological changes in the Yangtze River Basin have been very bad. We will eventually have to pay the price for the previous indiscriminate deforestation. Of course, surface resources can be used freely, but no one can afford the consequences of doing so. Anyway, we only have one earth, and if it breaks down in the end, we will all be done with it," Fan Wubing said with some complaints after giving his father Fan Heng some serious talk.

Fan Heng frowned after hearing this. He knew that although Fan Wubing liked to joke sometimes, he would never be an alarmist on such matters. Judging from his usual inspections in various places in Jiangnan Province, these phenomena were is ubiquitous.

Although there are many water conservancy facilities in Jiangnan Province as a flood-prone area, most of them are in disrepair, and the flood storage and prevention and control capabilities are not satisfactory. Once a large-scale flood does break out, the consequences will be worrying, even in Jiangnan Province. The losses along the river will affect the economic development of the entire province for several years.

I am afraid that the tens of billions of development funds that I have managed to get from my son will not even be enough to plug this big hole.

However, Fan Wubing also comforted Fan Heng and said, "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 river embankment in Changping will be greatly reduced. If the flood is released in time, , it can also make a great contribution to the downstream provinces and cities.”

"I really didn't expect that there were so many things in my mind -" Fan Heng shook his head and said to Fan Wubing, "About this, I'm sure that the leaders of so many provinces and cities along the Yangtze River will also Few people can see it as clearly as you, let alone be as prepared as you are. If a large-scale flood really breaks out in the next few years, we in Jiangnan Province will have to bear a very heavy pressure, starting now. The construction of water conservancy projects is not only for the benefit of the 60 million people in Jiangnan Province, but also affects the lives and property safety of hundreds of millions of people along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. "

Fan Wubing nodded and said, "That's for sure. By then, Jiangnan Province will be the lifeline of defense for half of the country."

What the father and son discussed is not unreasonable. The current situation in the country is basically taking a path of economic development at the expense of the environment. Therefore, only a handful of provinces and cities are willing to make great efforts to improve the water conservancy industry. Some even mention it. Although the actual investment was a drop in the bucket, it was simply not enough to use.

Under this situation, many rivers that should be dredged have not been dredged. Due to siltation, reclamation and other reasons, the area of ​​lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River has been reduced, which has reduced the flood control capacity of the lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The flood storage capacity of the lakes has been decreasing 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 carried floods cannot carry floods. Coupled with serious obstacles in the river and other reasons, the cross-section of the river has narrowed, the flood outlet has become smaller, the outlet is not smooth, and the flood moves slowly. Moreover, the proportion of the Yangtze River's three mouths such as Songzikou, Taipingkou and Ouchikou diverting water to Dongting Lake has declined from 45% in the 1950s to about 25% currently, which has increased the flood control of the main stream. pressure.

If the river embankments in Jiangnan Province are not rebuilt, and if the Bailushan Reservoir is not built, once the once-in-a-century flood peak arrives, the situation in the entire middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will be in danger.

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

"That's for sure. Anyway, it's almost the second half of the year. When we have time, we can mobilize local governments to carry out river dredging. Especially some waterways connecting key lakes and rivers must ensure smooth flow. This is to nip problems in the bud." Fan Wubing made it clear, "I won't be spending this money, and you will arrange for special funds from the province to be invested.

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"Why?" Fan Heng felt a little confused.

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