Vice President of the Executive Yuan Zheng Wencan (fourth from left) inspected the Zengwen Reservoir and listened to a briefing from the Water Resources Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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[Reporter Wang Shanyan/Report from Chiayi] The water situation in the south has been severe recently. Zheng Wencan, Vice President of the Executive Yuan, was accompanied by Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe, Chiayi County Mayor Weng Zhangliang, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Meihua, and Director of Water Resources Lai Jianxin to inspect Zengwen Reservoir today.

He said that the first phase of rice cultivation in the Jianan Irrigation District has been fallow and irrigation has been stopped, and a compensation of 96,000 yuan per hectare has been provided. He is very grateful for the cooperation of the local government and farmers in the Jianan District. On January 1, the Central Drought Response Center will be set up to carry out the drought relief plan. Drought relief will be carried out from five aspects. He will fully support the southern counties and cities to overcome the challenges, hoping to extend the resilience of water supply until the typhoon season in July.

Zheng Wencan said that Zengwen Reservoir and Wushantou Reservoir, where the Jianan area is located, have a water storage capacity of 150 million tons, about 26%. Because they are the southern water supply hubs, it is necessary to carry out a drought-resistance plan. On March 1, a central government will be established. The Drought Disaster Response Center adjusts the water situation lights of counties and cities in the south, and conducts it from five aspects: dispatching, backup, water saving, multiple water supply, and reservoir maintenance.

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Zheng Wencan said that agricultural water supply has also been transferred from Zhuoshui River to the south to support Chiayi. In the future, the main water supply pipe from Zengwen Reservoir to Nanhua Reservoir will supply 800,000 metric tons to Nanhua Reservoir a day, and it will be completed next year, which will help everyone Water supply in the Kaohsiung area; during this period of spring plowing and miscellaneous cropping, precise and diverse water supply such as river water intake and groundwater wells will be used to complete the irrigation of the miscellaneous crops in Chianan District. Jiaxianyan will supply water to Nanhua in different periods of time when the farming is safe. Reservoirs increase the water storage capacity of Nanhua Reservoir, and at the same time, use recycled water to supply water for firefighting and cleaning. Industrial water conservation must also reach a certain percentage.

Zheng Wencan said that the situation of rotating water supply by districts has not yet been reached. He hopes that through the drought relief plan, the resilience of water supply will be extended, through the rainy season in May, and even the typhoon season in July. He was the mayor of Taoyuan and will use his experience at that time to fully support The counties and cities in the south have survived this challenge.

Zheng Wencan, vice president of the Executive Yuan, instructed to combat drought from five aspects: scheduling, backup, water conservation, multiple water supply, and reservoir maintenance.

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Zheng Wencan, Vice President of the Executive Yuan (second from right), Weng Zhangliang (first from right), Chiayi County Magistrate, and others discussed the issue of tap water for residents of Dapu Township, Jiaxian County.

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