Since October, water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, and Poyang Lake have continued to drop. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that at 8 o'clock on the 18th, the water levels at the main stream Hankou, Jiujiang, Datong and Dongting Lake Chenglingji and Poyang Lake Xingzi stations were 3.16 meters to 5.31 meters lower than in the same period of the year. In response to relevant water conditions, the Ministry of Water Resources encrypted water condition monitoring, promptly issued water forecasts, dispatched task forces to Jingzhou in Hubei Province and other places to investigate the water supply and irrigation water guarantee situation in urban and rural areas during the dry water period, and strengthen communication and coordination with reservoir operation management units such as the State Grid and the Three Gorges Group to guarantee current water demand and reserve water sources for winter and spring water.

Since October, water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake, and Poyang Lake have continued to drop. The reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources that at 8 o'clock on the 18th, the water levels at the main stream Hankou, Jiujiang, Datong and Dongting Lake Chenglingji and Poyang Lake Xingzi stations were 3.16 meters to 5.31 meters lower than in the same period of the year. In response to relevant water conditions, the Ministry of Water Resources encrypted water condition monitoring, promptly issued water forecasts, dispatched task forces to Jingzhou in Hubei Province and other places to investigate the water supply and irrigation water guarantee situation in urban and rural areas during the dry water period, and strengthen communication and coordination with reservoir operation management units such as the State Grid and the Three Gorges Group to guarantee current water demand and reserve water sources for winter and spring water.