In order to further study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and strengthen the management of sand mining in the main stream of the Huaihe River during the festival, according to the unified deployment of the Provincial Water Conservancy Department, the Huaihe River Bureau of Anhui Province timely formulated the implementation plan of the special action of the Huaihe River Administration of Anhui Province to combat illegal sand mining "Blue Shield 2023, New Year's Day and the Spring Festival". It is planned to launch a 35-day special law enforcement campaign against illegal sand mining in the Anhui section of the main stream of the Huaihe River.
One is to strengthen duty during the festival to ensure timely handling of emergencies. The second is to increase the frequency of patrols and carry out patrols and joint strikes on key river sections and sensitive waters. The Bureau's Sand Mining Law Enforcement Brigade, in conjunction with the relevant departments of Bengbu City, conducted a dragnet inspection of the Bengbu Gate of the Huaihe River, the sensitive waters of the Vortex River and the key river sections, dispatching four law enforcement vehicles and more than 20 law enforcement officers; The Second Sand Mining Law Enforcement Brigade of the Bureau, in conjunction with Huainan City and Lu'an City, carried out surprise law enforcement patrols in the whole waters of the main stream of the Huaihe River, Lu'an Section and Huainan Section, strictly investigated illegal sand mining and sand transport vessels, and dispatched more than 30 law enforcement officers, 4 law enforcement vehicles and 2 law enforcement vessels; The three sand mining law enforcement brigades of the Bureau, together with the water conservancy, public security and maritime departments of Fuyang City, carried out special night joint law enforcement operations in Yinghe River waters, Huaihe River, Henan-Anhui border waters and sensitive waters, dispatching more than 40 law enforcement officers, 3 law enforcement vehicles and 4 law enforcement vessels. During New Year's Day, no illegal sand mining activities were found, no illegal sand mining reports were received, and no illegal sand mining vessels were found.
Next, the Huaihe River Bureau of Anhui Province will continue to actively carry out special actions to combat illegal sand mining in accordance with the requirements of the implementation plan of the special action of "Blue Shield 2023, New Year's Day and the Spring Festival" of the Huaihe River Administration of Anhui Province, and always maintain a high-pressure and severe crackdown on illegal sand mining, so as to ensure that the management of sand mining in the river course during the two periods is stable and good.