主任、各位副主任、秘书长、各位委员:我受市人民政府的委托,就《上海市防汛条例(草案)》(以下简称《条例(草案)》),作如下说明:一、制定《条例(草案)》的必要性本市地处长江三角洲东缘和太湖流域的下游,濒江临海,地势低平,属典型感潮河网地区,也是台风多发和上游洪水下泄的区域,每年都在不同程度上遭受着台风、暴雨、潮汐和洪水的袭击,市民的生命财产和城市的安全受到了不同程度的威胁。当处于江河高潮位或者上游洪水下泄时,海塘、防汛墙等防汛工程设施容易发 Director, Vice Presidents, Secretary General and Members: As entrusted by the Municipal People’s Government, I hereby give the following explanation on the “Shanghai Flood Control Regulations (Draft)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations (Draft)”): (Draft) "The city is located in the eastern edge of the Yangtze River Delta and the lower reaches of the Taihu Lake Basin, near the sea, low terrain, is a typical tidal river network region, but also typhoon prone and upstream flood discharge area, every year To varying degrees, they were hit by typhoons, torrential rain, tides and floods, and their lives, property and city security were threatened to varying degrees. When in the river or high tide flood discharge, seawalls, flood control walls and other flood control facilities prone to