近日,国务院新闻办公室举行新闻发布会,水利部副部长李国英表示,要大力发展节水灌溉,力争到2020年,将高效节水灌溉面积占有效灌溉面积的比例提高到30%以上。一是加大已有灌区的节水改造力度。到2020年基本完成全国434处大型灌区和2157处重点中型灌区节水改造。在水土资源条件具备的地区,建设一批节水型新灌区。二是规模化发展高效节水 Recently, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference. Li Guoying, vice minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, said that we should vigorously develop water-saving irrigation and strive to raise the proportion of water-efficient irrigation areas to effective irrigation areas by 30% by 2020. First, increase the intensity of water-saving reform of existing irrigation districts. By 2020 basically completed the country’s 434 large-scale irrigation and water-saving transformation of 2157 key medium-sized irrigation areas. In the areas where water and soil resources are available, a number of water-saving new irrigation areas shall be constructed. Second, large-scale development of efficient water conservation