The Ministry of Water Resources will continue to promote the construction of a "three-line defense" system for monitoring and forecasting rainwater conditions.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Water Resources introduced yesterday that since the beginning of the main flood season, frequent water and drought disasters have occurred in China. The Ministry of Water Resources will continue to promote the construction of a rainwater monitoring and forecasting system, providing precise decision-making support for flood prevention scientific scheduling, personnel evacuation, and risk avoidance. This year, the Ministry of Water Resources has been promoting the construction of a "three-line defense" system for rainwater monitoring and forecasting, extending the flood forecasting period and increasing the accuracy of the forecasts. The first line of defense is meteorological satellites and rain radar systems. The second line of defense is the rain gauge network. The third line of defense is the hydrological station network.