The Ministry of Water Resources urgently notified the dangerous reservoirs to operate empty in principle during the main flood season.

　　Rule of Law Daily, Beijing, August 6 th Reporter Hou Jianbin is currently in the critical period of "seven downs and eight ups" flood control, and the flood control situation is very severe. On the 6th, the Ministry of Water Resources issued an urgent notice, demanding that all localities resolutely implement flood control responsibilities and refine work measures to ensure no casualties, no dam breaks in reservoirs, no breaches in important dikes and no impact on major infrastructure.

　　The notice requires that all units should profoundly learn from the lessons of dam-break accidents, strictly implement the requirement that dangerous reservoirs should be operated empty in principle during the main flood season, and take effective measures to ensure the safety of dangerous reservoirs during flood season.

　　The notice stressed that all units should earnestly implement the "three responsible persons" for flood control of small reservoirs, raise their sense of responsibility, strengthen work discipline, and ensure that all responsible persons are in place and perform their duties. For those who have serious consequences due to the failure to implement the responsible person, they should be seriously accountable.