Qinyang Municipal People's Government Office
Notice on forwarding the document No. 14 of the State Council Mingdian [2009]
Our city's response to the total solar eclipse< /p>
All township (town) people's governments, offices, and municipal government departments:
The "Notice of the General Office of the State Council on Properly Coping with the Total Solar Eclipse" (Invented by the State Council Telegraph [2009] No. 14) is forwarded to you, please implement it based on actual conditions.
According to predictions, a total solar eclipse will occur in our city on July 22. Due to the reduced visibility, lowered temperature, and increased humidity during the total solar eclipse, it will have a certain impact on our city's transportation, production operations, communication security, and social security. The municipal government attaches great importance to this, and Mayor Wei Xinhong made important instructions: Please forward the office to all townships (towns), offices and relevant units to prepare for a good response. All departments at all levels must, in accordance with Mayor Wei's requirements, quickly carry out extensive astronomical knowledge popularization activities through radio, television, newspapers, the Internet and other channels, focusing on popularizing relevant prevention knowledge; they must formulate and improve plans according to the division of responsibilities, and actively Be prepared to respond. During the total solar eclipse, departments at all levels must effectively strengthen emergency response, grasp relevant situations in a timely manner, and prevent emergencies from occurring. Major situations must be reported to the municipal government in a timely manner in accordance with relevant regulations.
Qinyang Municipal People's Government Office
July 18, 2009
General Office of the State Council
On Properly Doing Notice on preparations for the total solar eclipse
State Office of the People’s Republic of China [2009] No. 14
People’s governments of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and relevant departments of the State Council:
According to The International Astronomical Union and the Purple Mountain Observatory predict that a total solar eclipse will occur on July 22. This total solar eclipse lasted for a long time and covered a wide area. It took up to two hours from the initial loss of the solar eclipse to the recovery. The total eclipse lasted up to about 6 minutes. The total eclipse zone covered vast areas such as central India, Myanmar, and the Yangtze River Basin in my country. , the partial eclipse zone covers the entire territory of our country. This total solar eclipse brings rare opportunities for scientific research, science popularization, and observation and viewing. At the same time, due to reduced visibility, lower temperatures, and increased humidity during a total solar eclipse, it will have a certain impact on transportation, production operations, communication security, and social security, and may also cause superstitious speculation and psychological panic among some people. In order to properly respond, with the consent of the State Council, the relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
1. Strengthen science popularization
Science and technology departments and science and technology associations at all levels must make full use of this Total solar eclipses provide a good opportunity for science popularization. Relevant experts are organized to carry out extensive astronomical knowledge popularization activities through various channels such as television, radio, the Internet, newspapers, etc., to scientifically explain the phenomenon of total solar eclipse, and to popularize relevant prevention knowledge. . Propaganda work must go deep into remote areas such as rural areas, mountainous areas, and forest areas to eliminate the superstition and fear among some people. At the same time, attention should be paid to publicity and education on scientific observation methods to avoid visual damage to observers. Propaganda departments and media at all levels at the central and local levels are requested to provide strong support.
2. Make relevant plans and response preparations
In view of the adverse effects and problems caused by the sudden dimming of the sky during the total solar eclipse, relevant departments are requested to formulate and improve them according to the division of responsibilities. Prepare relevant plans and actively prepare for responses. Departments and units such as transportation, railways, civil aviation, communications, and electricity must make arrangements as early as possible to ensure safety and smooth flow; municipal facilities management departments must be fully prepared to turn on urban road lighting equipment in a timely manner when a total solar eclipse occurs; medical and health departments Attention should be paid to preventing the adverse effects of insufficient light on medical treatment; meteorological departments should strengthen weather monitoring and promptly release warning information on possible disastrous weather; urban high-altitude operations, construction construction and other operating units must notify construction personnel in advance and formulate strict safety measures to prevent safety accidents; quality inspection and industrial and commercial departments must investigate and deal with the production and sale of counterfeit and shoddy observation equipment in accordance with the law; public security departments must do a good job in preventing and responding to social security and other issues that may be caused by the total solar eclipse, and strengthen special measures on highways It is expressway traffic emergency management to prevent major traffic accidents.
3. Strengthen the organization and management of tourism and observation
Some places have organized this total solar eclipse observation as a tourism activity. Relevant regions and tourism departments must prepare for the possible large number of Observers focus on the situation, make arrangements in advance, and effectively release early warning information such as the number of tourists, transportation and accommodation, and the use of astronomical observation facilities, and guide tourists to reasonably choose observation locations. It is necessary to strengthen the organization and management of observation activities, formulate reasonable emergency plans such as crowd evacuation, properly carry out safety and security work, and strictly prevent congestion, stampedes and other incidents.
4. Strengthen on-duty emergency response
All regions and relevant departments must pay close attention to the total solar eclipse event, effectively strengthen on-duty emergency response, and grasp the relevant situation in a timely manner. Once an emergency occurs, It is necessary to immediately activate relevant emergency plans, quickly organize forces, handle them properly and efficiently, and minimize and mitigate the adverse effects caused by the total solar eclipse. Major situations must be reported to the State Council in a timely manner in accordance with relevant regulations.
General Office of the State Council
July 10, 2009