华东今春雨水失调,旱涝互见,最近半月以来,久晴不雨。浙江、苏南、皖南、皖北有部份地区已发生旱象,而棉麻地区尤为严重。干晴时期如持续下去,将普遍发生旱象,同时雨季将至,久旱之后,可能大涝,这对于棉粮增产都有重大影响。今后数月为农作物的主要生长季节,亦为完成预定生产任务争取丰收的关键时期,我各级人民政府与农林、水利部门应吸取去夏及今春的经验教训,加倍警惕,明确认识夏季抗旱与防涝是相互交错、持续不断的工作,不允许我们有丝毫松懈。在目前已发生旱象地区,应大力发动组织群众进行抗旱;未发生旱象地区,应注意防旱,以及积极准备防涝的工作,为此特作下列指示:(一)凡已呈旱象的地区,应坚决克服干部与群众中等待下雨的侥幸心理及天不下雨没有办法的悲观情绪,迅速召开区乡干部会议,从检查旱灾情况着手,说明领导抗旱生产的重要性,总结已有抗旱经验,订出切实可行的抗旱生产计划。再进一步召开农民代表会议,破除群众在抗旱生产 East China this spring out of tune, drought and flood see each other, the last half a month, long sunny does not rain. Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, northern Anhui have occurred in some areas of drought, while the area is particularly serious cotton. Dry weather period, if sustained, will generally occur dry weather, while the rainy season is approaching, after a long drought, floods may have large, which have a significant impact on cotton yield. The next few months will be the major growing season for crops and a crucial period for the harvesting of scheduled production tasks. The people’s governments at all levels, forestry, forestry and water conservancy departments should draw lessons from the summer and spring to double their vigilance and clearly recognize the summer drought and Waterlogging is staggered, continuous work, does not allow us to have the slightest slack. In the current drought-prone areas, we should vigorously mobilize the masses to carry out drought-relief work. In the absence of drought-prone areas, we should pay attention to drought relief and actively prepare for flood prevention work. We hereby make the following special instructions: (1) Where drought- We should resolutely overcome the chances of cadres and the masses waiting for rain and the pessimistic sentiments of having no way to rain and quickly convene a conference of cadres at district and township levels to start with examining the situation of drought and explain the importance of leading drought-resistant production. To formulate a practical drought-resistant production plan. Further convene the peasant representative conference, to get rid of the masses in drought-resistant production