CCTV News (News Network): On March 8, the second "Minister's Channel" of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was opened, and relevant persons from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs answered reporters' questions.
Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu introduced that over the past ten years, the national ecological environment has undergone fundamental and turning points, and the improvement of ecological environment quality can be summarized as "lower 30, cross 90". "Under 30" means that the average concentration of PM2.5 dropped to less than 30 micrograms per cubic meter last year. "Span 90" means that the proportion of excellent water quality sections of surface water has crossed the threshold of 90%.
Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying said that while strengthening flood control warning and scheduling, the water conservancy department actively promotes the construction of three systems of flood control in the basin, rainwater monitoring and forecasting, and water and drought disaster prevention. In 2024, 6,929 large and medium-sized reservoirs across the country were invested in flood control dispatching and application, intercepting and storing 147.1 billion cubic meters of flood water, reducing 16.87 million mu of arable land, avoiding the transfer of 11.15 million people, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property to the greatest extent, and minimizing the losses of flood disasters.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun said that last year our country's grain output reached a new level of 1.4 trillion jin for the first time, with an increase of 22.18 billion jin, overcoming the relatively serious impact of natural disasters such as high temperature drought, extreme floods, and super typhoons. This is a high-yield and stable production based on a high level, and the results are hard-won. This year's government work report includes "grain production about 1.4 trillion jin" as the main expected goals this year. This figure has been strictly scientifically proven and supported by technology, investment and policies. my country's per capita grain possession exceeds the world average, but the grain supply is still a "tight balance". It takes a lot of effort to maintain a high-level high yield.
In addition, the three ministers also answered reporters' questions on the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, safeguarding the healthy life of rivers and lakes, and consolidating and expanding the results of poverty alleviation.
