On July 21, 2021, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China was hit by heavy rain. (Image source: STR/AFP/Getty Images)
[Watch China News on July 24, 2021](See a comprehensive report by Chinese reporter Miao Wei) For the past few days, HenanZhengzhouEncountered by heavy rainfall, the entire city’s drainage system was completely paralyzed. In recent years, Zhengzhou has spent more than 53.48 billion to build a “sponge city” that has caused concern. Officials have repeatedly emphasized that this rainfall in Henan Province is “breaking through historical extremes” and cannot be blamed.”Sponge Project“Failed. However, experts question whether the “sponge city” isTofu Project。
Starting from July 17th, heavy rains and extreme rainstorms have occurred in various parts of Henan Province, causing disasters such as waterlogging, flooding, and dam failures in many places. According to a report from the Henan Provincial Emergency Management Department of the Communist Party of China on the 22nd, the heavy rainfall has caused more than 3 million people in the province to be affected, 33 people were killed and 8 people were missing. However, this data has caused doubts from the outside world. The local government announced five years ago that it would spend more than 50 billion yuan to build a “breathing sponge city”. This time it is also under scrutiny.
According to many Chinese media reports, Zhengzhou became a pilot city for the construction of a “sponge city” in Henan Province as early as 2016. It has “built a drainage network of 5,162 kilometers”, eliminated a total of 125 flooding points in the city, and built a more complete drainage system. And announced that by 2020, 53.48 billion yuan will be invested to complete related projects.
In May of this year, the official media also talked about this plan, and said that with the improvement of the flood control and drainage system, “up to now, no serious waterlogging disaster has occurred in the built area.”
In the past few days, Chinese officials have repeatedly emphasized that the rainfall in Henan Province is “breaking through historical extremes”, but the saying goes from the Zhengzhou Municipal Government’s “not met in a hundred years” to the Henan Provincial Water Resources Department’s “once in more than 5000 years”, which triggered criticism from netizens The more it is said, the more exaggerated it is, the controversy of “the history of dumping the pot”.
Some mainland people said that this wave of heavy rains was a big test for the “sponge city” of Zhengzhou. Facts have proved that the drainage system is in vain, so this natural disaster is a man-made disaster.
Some people also questioned that the sponge project is an invisible project, but there should be specific data. How much rainfall can it withstand? Where was this 53.4 billion spent?
According to a report by Radio Free Asia, environmental protection expert Wu Lihong analyzed the Henan flood disaster. Wu Lihong said that Zhengzhou had also built a sponge city, saying that after rain, it can be sucked away and can be recycled. They invested so much manpower, material resources, and money. After this flood, didn’t all of these have been lost?
Wu Lihong believes that this sponge city lies, which also shows from one side that China’s sponge city does not have any flood control capabilities. It’s just an official article, it’s a tofu project. Zhengzhou City had previously planned the “Sponge City” project, but after this flood, it also showed that Zhengzhou’s Sponge City was just a “tofu dregs project.”
The sudden flood in Zhengzhou was accused of “ensure the safety of the South-to-North Water Diversion” and the secret flood discharge of the reservoir. Hong Kong senior media person Liang Jinxiang wrote an article “The emergence of floating corpses in Zhengzhou’s flooded subway is a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster.” The article stated that the flood will be covered in an instant and the meteorological department has no prior forecast. We should consider a man-made possibility: flood discharge from a reservoir. Of course, one reservoir is not enough to cause the current disaster in Henan, but the flood discharge of multiple reservoirs in the province is enough to produce the effect these days. Why discharge flood? The answer is that dams and reservoirs cut corners and do not release floods. These tofu projects will collapse and corrupt people will appear… Don’t forget that China has been actively expanding and exporting water conservancy and power projects in recent years. The Myitsone Hydropower Station, which the Burmese strongly opposed the year before, was also invested by China. This is a very profitable business. As for the cost of destroying the natural environment, let the next generation of local people bear it.
The article pointed out that Zhengzhou has invested 50 billion yuan since last year to improve the drainage and water storage systems in the city and become a “sponge city” with strong water absorption. Is the money really used for the “sponge” or is it sucked by corrupt officials? This test will definitely show the bottom.
After the Zhengzhou accident, the videos of various corpses, drowning, and being washed away by the mainland’s social media were “harmonized”. The victims’ tragic situation was not reported, and many people were deleted and rumors were said that they had died. The Chinese Communist Party’s official media “The Paper” published an article on the 23rd with the headline “Fighting for a day and night, rescuers rushing to Zhengzhou to lie down beside a water pump and sleep soundly”, and the usual funeral of “the great disaster ruthless people are sentimental” has not been seen so far. A Chinese Communist Party official apologized and resigned.
The recent disasters in Henan have continued. In addition to heavy casualties caused by flooding in the Zhengzhou subway, major accidents such as mining disasters and explosions have also occurred. Xu Liyi, secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee who is also a member of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, is a member of the “Zhijiang New Army”. In this disaster, Xu Liyi was accused of failing to prevent floods.
Another point of concern is that Lou Yangsheng (62 years old), who was just transferred to Henan Provincial Party Committee Secretary in June this year, has the qualifications to serve as two provincial top leaders and is eligible to be promoted to the Politburo in the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China next year. . Whether the Zhengzhou disaster will add uncertainty to his career prospects remains to be seen.
A signed commentary in Ming Pao on July 22 stated that Lou Yangsheng was regarded as a member of the “Zhijiang New Army” of Xi Jinping’s direct line, and he was optimistic that he could rise to the top at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China next year, but after he took office, Henan first happened. After a life-threatening mine disaster, and now suffering from the torrential rain, he really wanted to sigh “delivered to Huagai.”
Source: Look at China
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