Yesterday, the Chengdu city carried out a sudden water environmental pollution accident
emergency response drill in the Minjiang River in Chengdu. Municipal Standing Committee
member Zuo Zheng and deputy mayor Cao Junjie directed the drill.
At 14:30 yesterday, the drill was officially begun. The command center commanded the
relevant district (city) county and participating units to conduct emergency treatment
drills for sudden water pollution incidents in accordance with the emergency plan. The drill
was simulated the waste water of a waste water treatment tank in an electrolytic aluminum
plant in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, mixed with rainwater and a small amount
of mineral oil into the Minjiang River, and a large amount of phosphogypsum from a
phosphogypsum yard in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River entered the upper reaches
of the Beihe River due to the continuous rainstorm. All departments quickly carried out
emergency rescue work in an orderly manner in accordance with their own duties, and
completed various emergency drills according to predetermined procedures. It was used
oil booms and oil absorbent pads for controlling and cleaning the oil in the river. In the end,
the drill was achieved the success.