今年是我国社会主义建设比去年更大更好更全面跃进的一年,又是苦战三年的关键性的一年。为生产建设服务的防汛工作,必须跟上大跃进的需要,要求既要保证农业更大的丰收,又须保护工业基地、交通运输和人民生命财产的安全。因此,今年的防汛任务比往年更加艰巨和繁重。今年的防汛斗争无疑地比过去任何一年都存在更为有利的形势。解放以来,特别是去年大跃进以来,在中央的以蓄为主,小型为主,群众自办为主的“三主”治水方针指导下, This year marks a year where our socialist construction is bigger, a better and more comprehensive leap than last year and a crucial year for three years of hard fighting. Flood control work for production and construction must keep pace with the needs of the Great Leap Forward. It requires that both greater agricultural harvests be ensured and the safety of industrial bases, transportation, people’s lives and property protected. Therefore, this year’s flood control task is more arduous and heavy than in previous years. There is no doubt that this year’s flood control struggle will be more favorable than in any previous year. Since the liberation, especially since the Great Leap Forward last year, under the guideline of the “Three Lord” principle of water-saving, small-scale and mass-based management by the Central Government,