Recently, the Department of Science and Technology for Social Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) sent a letter of thanks to NHRI experts. During the flood season this year, according to the arrangements of the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) and the Ministry of Emergency Management, NHRI expert ZHANG Jianyun, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, was interviewed by China Central Television, Xinhua News Agency, Guangming Daily and China Emergency Management News. In the interviews, he analyzed the flood control situation, pointed out key tasks, and gave related suggestions. At the critical moment of flood control, an expert group with ZHANG at its core, organized by MOST, wrote the “MOST Report on Science and Technology Supporting Flood Control and Disaster Relief", which was approved by the CPC Central Committee, the State Council and MWR leaders.

Facing the grave flood control situation this year, NHRI and MWR Dam Safety Management Center sent a number of expert teams to the flood control frontline in the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and Taihu Lake basins, providing on-site technical support. NHRI actively participated in MWR working group, carried out the investigation of hidden dangers on the dyke of the Yangtze River Jiangsu section and on the main dyke of the Taihu Lake, participated in the conferences of flood regulation of the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake convened by Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters of Jiangsu Province, and submitted many suggestion reports to government agencies at various levels responsible for flood control and disaster relief. NHRI also arranged professionals monitoring all day the safety status of 67 important large-scale reservoirs and dams online via the National Large-scale Reservoir and Dam Safety Monitoring Platform.