East China's Jiangsu and Shandong Provinces are intensifying efforts to ensure road traffic safety and power supply stability, as snowfalls are blanketing parts of eastern China.
On Monday, as the snowfall continues to batter Suyu District, Suqian City of Jiangsu Province, the local traffic police department has quickly organized personnel to clear snow and ice off roads.
Meanwhile, more officers have been deployed to direct traffic.
In Shandong Province, the provincial public security bureau has deployed 63,300 officers and 16,100 vehicles to areas hit hard by the snowfall, and set up more than 890 temporary checkpoints to ensure smooth and safe road traffic.
In Shandong’s Caoxian County, which has virtually been blanketed by snow, traffic police officers are busy directing traffic.
"Extra police officers have been deployed in highway toll stations, on major intersections in urban areas, and along key sections of national and provincial highways. A combination of fixed-point duty and mobile patrols has been applied to strengthen road traffic control and management," said Li Yan, instructor of the local Traffic Management Detachment.
In addition to road traffic, power supply stability is also vulnerable to extreme weathers and needs heightened attention.
In Shandong’s Binzhou City, to prevent the continuous snowfall from affecting the operation of power facilities, equipment and power lines, the State Grid Binzhou Power Supply Company quickly activated its emergency response mechanism.
Staff members are seen braving the wind and snow to conduct inspections and performing infrared thermography on transformers and key connection points.
Currently, emergency teams are on standby around the clock, strengthening equipment and line inspection and maintenance.
East China's Jiangsu, Shandong intensify efforts for road safety, power supply amid heavy snowfall
