The artificial rainfall enhancement team of the Water Resources Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs carried out artificial rainfall enhancement operations at the Mingde Reservoir in Miaoli County yesterday evening and set off flames.

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[Reporter Zhang Xunteng/Miaoli Report] The water situation is not good this year. Taking advantage of the spring rain front, the artificial rainfall enhancement team of the Water Conservancy Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs carried out artificial rainfall enhancement operations in Mingde and Liyutan Reservoirs in Miaoli County yesterday evening. Increase the water storage capacity of each reservoir.

According to the water regime data of the Water Conservancy Administration today, Mingde Reservoir has an effective water storage capacity of 3.634 million tons and a water storage rate of 29.2%, Yongheshan Reservoir has an effective water storage capacity of 14.622 million tons and a water storage rate of 48.9%. With a volume of 46.04 million tons and a water storage rate of 39.7%, the water situation is still tight.

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According to the forecast of the Central Meteorological Bureau, the spring rain front crossed the border yesterday evening, and there will be rain everywhere. Due to the shortage of water supply, the Water Conservancy Department carried out artificial rainfall enhancement operations in Mingde and Liyutan Reservoirs in Miaoli County yesterday evening, and set off flames, hoping to increase rainfall. increase the water storage capacity of the reservoir.

According to statistics from the Mingde Workstation of the Miaoli Management Office of the Farmland and Water Conservancy Department, about 50,000 tons have been collected from the Mingde Reservoir from yesterday evening to this morning, and it is estimated that about 150,000 tons will be collected by this evening.

The drought has not been raining recently, and the Central Drought Disaster Response Center has announced that Miaoli County will turn to the green light for water regime warning on the 22nd, and implement decompression water supply from 11:00 to 5:00 the next morning during off-peak hours at night.

The water level of the Mingde Reservoir in Touwu Township, Miaoli County dropped sharply, and the water supply was in short supply.

(Photo by reporter Zhang Xunteng)