Sand mining in Fuling section of Yangtze River in 2023

On August 25, a large sand dredger entered the Changsha Dam mining area of Fuling section of the Yangtze River for anchoring, positioning and start-up operation, marking the formal sand mining in Fuling section of the Yangtze River in 2023.

It is reported that there are two mining areas in Fuling section of the Yangtze River, Changsha Dam and Dabangtuo, with a total mining volume of 350000 tons. This time, Changsha Dam Mining Area is located on the right bank of the Yangtze River in Nantuo Town, Fuling District. The mining types are pebbles and river sand. The annual controlled mining volume is 150,000 tons, and the mining time is expected to be 45 days.

Sandstone is a valuable mineral resource in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, especially in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area. Standardized mining and rational utilization are of great significance to protect the ecological environment of the Yangtze River, maintain the safe and stable operation of the Three Gorges Reservoir, and promote local social and economic development. In recent years, Fuling District has tried out the new mode of "government-led, water conservancy led, department linkage, state-owned enterprise implementation, social participation and unified management" of river sand mining and achieved success, which has achieved good results of "social, ecological and economic benefits", further standardized the order of sand mining in the Yangtze River and realized the rational allocation of sand and gravel resources in the market.

According to the introduction, the site management of sand mining operation adopts the mode of "joint defense + civil air defense + technical defense". The responsibilities of relevant units shall be clarified, and each department shall perform its own duties and carry out joint defense and management; the staff of water conservancy, maritime affairs and waterway shall strengthen patrol and inspection, and the staff of supervision and owner units shall work on the ship 24 hours a day to ensure the civil air defense pass; the supervision facilities such as electronic quadruple list, electronic fence, remote camera and on-site public signs shall be in place, and the technical defense means shall be implemented. The relevant person in charge

of Fuling Water Conservancy Bureau introduced that in recent years, Fuling has always been guided by Xi Jinping's 16-character water control policy in the management of sand mining in the Yangtze River, adhered to the ecological priority of green mining, adhered to the coordinated and orderly mining of departments, adhered to the strict and safe mining, and ensured the standardized and orderly management of sand mining in the Yangtze River in Fuling. Create the "Fuling Experience" of sand mining in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.