Since the beginning of the flood season, parts of my country have experienced heavy rainfall, creating a severe flood control situation. On the Yangtze River embankment in Xunyang District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, 10 modified tractors are working furiously. Some are pulling high-powered pumps, pumping water from the embankment into the Yangtze River; others are hauling sandbag transporters, delivering materials for embankment reinforcement; and still others are equipped with emergency lighting to illuminate the work site at night. "These tractors were urgently mobilized from surrounding towns and villages.
After being modified, they can travel at speeds of 5 kilometers per hour on muddy roads, making them more adaptable than traditional emergency vehicles," the head of the Emergency Rescue Section of the Jiujiang Municipal Emergency Management Bureau told reporters. To date, these tractors have drained a total of 120,000 cubic meters of water, transported over 8,000 sandbags, and reinforced 1.2 kilometers of embankment.
The head of the Agricultural Machinery Management Section of the Jiujiang Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau explained that to enhance the emergency rescue capabilities of tractors, starting in 2021, local authorities will provide free modifications to tractors that farmers volunteer to participate in emergency rescue efforts. "The modifications include: reinforcing the chassis frame to increase load-bearing capacity; replacing anti-skid tires to improve drivability on muddy roads; adding towing hooks and hydraulic devices to enable them to tow equipment weighing up to 5 tons; and some tractors are also equipped with Beidou positioning and emergency communication equipment to facilitate centralized dispatch." The official stated that 580 tractors have been retrofitted across the city, and 12 agricultural machinery emergency rescue teams have been established. Each team consists of two technicians and 10 modified tractors. These teams participate in agricultural production during normal operations and are on standby in emergencies.
In addition to flood control, tractors also play a vital role in drought relief operations. In April of this year, Nanyang City in Henan Province experienced a prolonged drought, with cracks appearing in some farmland. Local agricultural machinery authorities urgently mobilized 200 tractors, equipped with mobile sprinkler equipment, to conduct drought relief operations in the fields. "Tractors are powerful and can drive high-power sprinklers. One tractor can irrigate 50 mu (approximately 16 acres) of farmland per day, which is 10 times more efficient than manual irrigation." The head of the Nanyang Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau said that after 15 days of continuous operation, all 120,000 mu (approximately 16,000 acres) of drought-affected farmland in the city were effectively irrigated, ensuring summer grain production.
To establish a long-term emergency response mechanism, agricultural and rural departments in many locations have established a coordinated collaboration mechanism with emergency management departments: agricultural and rural departments are responsible for tractor modification, agricultural machinery operator training, and daily management; emergency management departments are responsible for developing emergency plans, organizing emergency drills, and centralized dispatch. "We organize emergency drills every quarter, simulating scenarios such as flood prevention, drought relief, and road repairs, to enhance the emergency response capabilities of agricultural machinery operators." The head of the Jingzhou Municipal Emergency Management Bureau in Hubei Province stated that Jingzhou has trained 1,200 agricultural machinery emergency operators and established a three-tiered agricultural machinery emergency response network (county-township-village), enabling local dispatch within 30 minutes in the event of a disaster.
An official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that tractors, as the most prevalent power machinery in rural areas, possess unique advantages in emergency rescue. "Next, we will promote tractor emergency modification nationwide, formulate unified modification standards and technical specifications, and establish a national agricultural machinery emergency rescue information platform. This will allow more tractors to serve as 'emergency pioneers,' playing a greater role in protecting the lives and property of the people and stabilizing agricultural production," the official said.
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