The State Council sponsored news conference for introducing the present drought and drought-proof in northern China. The continuous drought hit 26.667 million hectares of farmland. 22.6 rural people and 14.5 livestock suffered from the trouble in drinking water. 364 county-level cities in 17 provinces are short of water,

At present, the drought is relaxed. Still people and livestock in the drought areas have difficulty in drinking water. Four measures are adopted in all drought areas to ensure drinking water supply to urban and rural people and livestock...