Wang Menghui stressed during his inspection in Jingzhou
It is important to firmly shoulder the political responsibility of protecting the Yangtze River and hold fast to the bottom line of water safety and water environment safety
Unswervingly take the road of pro-ecological and green development
On May 11, Wang Menghui, Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, visited Jingzhou to inspect the work on the protection and industrial development of the Yangtze River, and on flood control and preparation. He emphasized that it is important to completely, accurately and comprehensively understand and grasp the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, base on the new development stage, implement new development concepts, create a new development pattern, firmly shoulder the political responsibility of protecting the Yangtze River, and make overall plans on development. and safety, and hold fast to the bottom line of water safety and water environment safety. Jingzhou is located at an important node in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and has a long history and profound culture. We must unswervingly take the road of pro-ecological and green development, accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading, and promote high-quality economic and social development, so as to greet the convening of the 20th CPC National Congress with outstanding achievements.
Jingjiang is one of the most important parts of the Yangtze River, and the Jingjiang Embankment is an important protective shield in the Jianghan Plain. During the flood season, Wang Menghui came to Guanyinji to observe the water conditions of the Yangtze River, understand the water system and historical evolution of the rivers and lakes, and listen to the report on the work on flood control and preparation. Wang pointed out that in order to better build Jingchu, we must first manage and control the water well and that flood control has long been a "top priority" to Hubei Province. It is important to always stay alert, enhance the awareness of hardship, establish a bottom-line thinking, focus on the work on flood prevention, disaster relief and rescue, strengthen hydro-logical monitoring, forecasting and early warning, steadily carry out investigation of hidden dangers, risk elimination and reinforcement, and promptly improve flood control facilities and equipment. At the same time, it is necessary to reserve key materials and do a good job in flood control and preparation. He emphasized that we must always stand at the height of the overall development of the Party and the country, enhance the sense of responsibility for flood control and drought relief, deeply understand the complexity and severity of the situation of flood control and drought relief, and actively adapt to and grasp the new characteristics of flood and drought disasters. It is important to strengthen the education and training of leading cadres at all levels, intensify the efforts in "conveying, helping, and leading", and further improve the emergency response capacity for flood control and drought relief so as to ensure the safety of rivers, social stability and people's lives.
Wang Menghui visited the wharf of the Jingzhou coal railway-waterway combined transportation storage and distribution project, and the person-in-charge from Hubei Coal Investment and Development Co., Ltd. introduced the progress of the project. Wang pointed out that it is necessary to make overall planning, set clear objectives, improve the system, give full play to the advantages of the intersection of the Haolebaoji-Ji'an Railway and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, and speed up the construction of the coal railway-waterway combined transportation system so as to make contributions to ensuring energy security in the central region.
Dong Weimin, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, secretary-general of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and executive vice governor of Hubei Province, participated in the investigation.