Flood control engineering measures are mainly embankments, river improvement projects, flood diversion projects and reservoir flood control projects. Through the construction and use of these projects, expanding the river discharge, diversion and storage of flood water, in order to achieve the purpose of flood control. Flood control non-engineering measures include flood forecasting and scheduling, flood warning, floodplain management, flood insurance, river clearing, river management, excessive flood defenses, as well as related ordinances, policies, economic and other means outside the flood control project. Although flood control non-engineering measures cannot directly change the state of flood existence, they can prevent and mitigate flooding, better utilize the benefits of flood control projects, and reduce flood damage.
Ways for individuals to make good use of flood prevention measures
1. Pay attention to local news and weather forecasts at any time, and be ready to cope with power outages, water outages and gas outages. Receive flood warning forecast information, you should have enough food, clothing, drinking water, daily necessities and necessary medical supplies, and properly place family valuables.
2. Keep communication equipment that still works. Collect flashlights, whistles, mirrors, lighters, colorful clothes and other items that can be used as signals to prepare for rescue.
3. If you may need to go out for shelter, prepare at least one emergency kit that can be taken out with you. The supplies in the emergency kit should take into account the special needs of different family members, such as baby supplies, medication for chronic diseases, etc.
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4. Develop a family emergency plan: According to the warning of the government and the meteorological department, you may be faced with the choice of relocation, stay at home to avoid danger, or to rely on friends and relatives to cope with the situation, you should discuss the whole family to reach a **** understanding in advance, try to ensure that the whole family is together in a disaster, and if they are not together, they can be to the agreed safe place of assembly.
5. In the indoor shelter, we should pay attention to turn off the power, gas valve and water pipe, and reserve enough clean water, food and other disaster preparedness materials in advance.
6. Be prepared to move safely at any time and choose the best route and destination for evacuation. When you have to evacuate, prepare tools that can save yourself and escape. You can also collect wooden pots, wood, large pieces of Styrofoam and other materials suitable for floating, processed into life-saving devices in case of emergency.
Legal basis
"Chinese People's **** and the State Flood Control Law"
Article 11 The preparation of flood control planning shall follow the principle of ensuring the key points, taking into account the general, as well as the combination of flood control and drought control, and the integration of engineering and non-engineering measures, and give full consideration to the law of flooding and the upstream/downstream and left/right bank relationships as well as the requirements of the national economy on flood control. national economy on flood control requirements, and coordinated with the national land planning and land use planning. Flood control planning shall determine the object of protection, management objectives and tasks, flood control measures and implementation programs, delineate the scope of the floodplain, flood storage and flood protection areas, and provide for the use of flood storage principles.
Article XII of the coastal areas threatened by storm surges at or above the county level local people's government, shall be included in the defense against storm surges in the region's flood control planning, strengthen the seawalls (sea ponds), tide gates and coastal protection forests and other defense against storm surges and other engineering systems, and supervise the design and construction of buildings and structures in line with the need to defend against storm surges.
Article XIII of the flash floods may induce landslides, avalanches and mudslides in the area, as well as other flash flood-prone areas of the local people's government at or above the county level, shall be responsible for the organization of geological and mineral management work of the department, the competent department of water administration and other relevant departments of landslides, avalanches and mudslides potential for a comprehensive survey to delineate the key prevention and control areas, to take preventive and control measures.
Cities, villages, towns and other settlements, as well as factories, mines, railroads and highways, the layout of the trunk line, should avoid the threat of flash floods; has been built in the places threatened by flash floods, defensive measures should be taken.
Article XIV of the plains, depressions, water network polder, valleys, basins and other flood-prone areas of the relevant local people's government, shall formulate the planning of flood control and management of waterlogging, the organization of the relevant departments and units to take appropriate management measures to improve the drainage system, the development of waterlogging-resistant types and varieties of crops to carry out flooding, drought, saline integrated management.
The people's government of the city shall strengthen the urban drainage pipe network, pumping station construction and management.
Article 15 The competent department of water administration under the State Council shall, in conjunction with the relevant departments and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, formulate the remediation plan for the estuaries of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River, Liao River, Huai River and Hai River.