Li Guoying, Minister of water resources, said recently that the Pearl River Basin will face severe drought at present and in the future. The responsibility of ensuring urban and rural water supply is great and the task is arduous. We should always put ensuring the safety of people's drinking water in the first place to ensure the safety of water supply. When Li Guoying presided over the Symposium on October 16, he pointed out that since this year, the rainfall and incoming water of Xijiang, Beijiang, Dongjiang and Hanjiang in the Pearl River Basin have been significantly less than that in the same period of the year, the water storage of backbone reservoirs is significantly less, and it is predicted that the incoming water will still be further less this winter and next spring. In this regard, we should plan ahead, study and implement the response plan in advance, and firmly hold the bottom line of ensuring water supply safety. Li Guoying stressed that we should adhere to the overall planning of river basins and regions, pay equal attention to increasing sources and reducing expenditure, and give consideration to both short-term and long-term, so as to ensure the safety of water supply. At the same time, he requested that the "four pre" mechanism be launched immediately and implemented on a rolling basis to do a good job in forecasting, early warning, rehearsal and contingency plans. (outlook new era)