Increasing the outflow of Liujiaxia reservoir to ensure the stable supply of irrigation water in irrigation area

CCTV News:Since June, precipitation in some areas of Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and other places is less, and local drought is more serious. During the peak irrigation period, Liujiaxia and other key reservoirs of the Yellow River strengthen water regulation to ensure the safety of domestic water and agricultural water.

Liujiaxia Reservoir is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Yongjing County, Gansu Province, and irrigates more than 16 million mu of coastal areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. During the irrigation period in winter and spring every year, it can make up 1.6 billion cubic meters of water for agricultural production in Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia — 2 billion cubic meters. In view of the actual situation of the recent drought, according to the unified dispatch of the Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Liujiaxia Hydropower Plant has increased the outflow of the reservoir from 700 cubic meters per second to 1,400 cubic meters per second since the 6th, and the total daily outflow has also been greatly improved.

At present, the State Grid Liujiaxia Hydropower Plant in Gansu Province is paying close attention to the development and changes of water regime and drought in the basin, scientifically and finely dispatching the outflow of the reservoir, and ensuring the stable supply of irrigation water in the irrigation area.