Drought Action Guidelines The tips provide easy explanations of behavioral steps that people can practice in their everyday life in stages according to the occurrence of droughts that affects the supply of living, industrial, and agricultural water.
Warning (Weak drought)
- Check for wasted water
- Check for wasted water
- Check for wasted water
- Check for wasted water
Check for wasted water
Caution (Normal drought)
- Use water when washing
or taking a shower
- Use a cup of water rather than
running water when brushing
- Place plastic bottles or
bricks in the toilet tank
- Re-use the water
for plants, etc.
Severe (Severe drought)
- Installing water
saving devices
- Collect and use rainwater
and recycled water
- When washing, fill a container once
and recycle the rinse water
- Wipe food waste from
tableware with tissue paper
Very Severe (Extreme drought)
- Private owned wells (including
public baths) may be used jointly
- Active participation in following response measures
depending on the stage of drought,
such as limiting water supply
Warning (Weak drought)
- Water-saving cultivation
such as vinyl cloth
- Water canal management such as
water purifier cleaning and water removal
- Wait to filter the rice paddies and Planting water-soluble plants such as silkworms, vinyl cloths
- Water canal management such as water purifier cleaning and water removal
- Establish water saving farming plan
Caution (Normal drought)
- Inspection and maintenance
of water pumps, water pipes,
hoses, etc.
- Paddy cultivation is carried
out from rice fields
where water is secured.
- Equipment that can draw water (waterway), equipment that can raise water (water pump), hose, etc. Inspection and maintenance
- Drainage·drainage of river
- Water saving
- Water saving farming practice
Severe (Severe drought)
- If possible, transplant rice seedlings
which are planted late and transplant
6 ~ 7 seedlings at a time
- Preventing thoroughly rice blast
disease, small brown planthopper etc
for rice seedlings
- Use approximately 20~30%
nitrous fertilization and have
a foundation around 80%
- Compliance with the National Action Code of the State
- In areas where drought is not feasible due to insufficient supply of agricultural water, development of water sources such as wells and wells
- Manage water so that there is no running water in the drain
Very Severe (Extreme drought)
- Drawing and storing available
water such as groundwater,
surrounding river water
- Paddy fields that have not been
harvested in time may be used for
planting other crops
- Supply water to areas such as
fields and orchards, etc.
- Compliance with the National Action Code of the Severity Phase
- Drawing and watering available water such as ground water, surrounding river water
- Non-cultivating and delayed sowing Local cultivation
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