There was little rainfall in winter last year, and the flow of Meixi River, the main river in Puli Township, dropped sharply and the riverbed dried up.

(Photo by reporter Tong Zhenguo)

[Reporter Tong Zhenguo/Report from Nantou] The spring plowing period has entered, but the rainfall in the upper reaches of Meixi River, the main river in Puli Township, Nantou County, has decreased, and the flow rate has dropped sharply. Half, starting from tomorrow (February 1), the zonal irrigation with one stop and one rotation will start. The affected farmland covers an area of ​​more than 800 hectares. The commercial crop bamboo shoots have been planted one after another. There can be spring rain pouring in to relieve the urgent water situation.

The Nantou Management Office of the Farmland and Water Conservancy Department pointed out that the upper reaches of the Meixi River, the main river in Puli Township, originate from the Hehuan Mountains in Renai Township. The water situation has been studied to deal with it, but it has not rained recently. Generally, the standard value of the water intake in the water intake of the water town is close to or exceeds 1 cubic meter per second, but today the water intake in Beiyang Town is only 0.51 cubic meters per second. , Shoucheng Fenzhen is only 0.34 cubic meters per second, which is less than half of the standard value, and the zoning and rotation irrigation measures must be officially launched tomorrow.

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At present, Fuxing Workstation has 5 working groups in each of Beiyang Town and Shoucheng Fen Town, and adopts the practice of 24-hour water supply and 24-hour water suspension, which affects more than 800 hectares of farmland. The main crop is bamboo shoots. Farmers at the end of Shuizhen are worried about agriculture. Water is even tighter. Although some people have dug their own wells, they are most afraid that the drought will continue, and even the wells will not be able to pump water. Especially the wild bamboo shoots planted at the end of last year, which are close to maturity in March and April, will consume the most water. The spring rain did not come, and the rotation of irrigation continued, which may lead to a reduction in the production of bamboo shoots.

As for another Puli workstation in Puli Town, it also continues to pay attention to the flow of Nangang Creek. The Caotun area further downstream is mainly planted with rice, and the water consumption in the field preparation period is large. The Nantou Management Office temporarily allocates water supply from each workstation. Once the water condition If it continues to be severe, it will also be evaluated to adopt partition rotation irrigation.

The inflow of Puli Township Shuizhen is 0.34 cubic meters per second, which is less than half of the standard value.

(Photo by reporter Tong Zhenguo)