On April 12, a kayak rowed on the ocean in the paddy field in the Huangzhuang depression on the Chaobai River. Han Yuejian, a power distribution operation and maintenance worker at the Lintingkou Power Supply Service Center of State Grid Tianjin Baodi Company, and his apprentice Zhang Hui Patrol the grid lines.
“In more than 10 days, it will be the best season for rice transplanting in the north. We must hurry up and complete the inspection of all the more than 8,000 base poles and towers of 42 lines in Huangzhuang depression before transplanting. More than 8,800 farmers in Bamen City and Huangzhuang Town successfully drained waterlogging.” Han Yuejian said.
In winter, this is a flat field with thick ice. Today, it is filled with more than 1 meter of water. Han Yuejian said: “The rice planting area in Huangzhuangwa is about 350,000 mu. In order to ensure sufficient water sources during the Qingming Festival, water storage begins every winter.”
Located in Huangzhuangwa, Baodi District, Tianjin, it is a Tianjin is an important ecological rice producing area. It is a unique farming method here that diverts water from the Chaobai River to irrigate the fields before winter. It uses ice sealing to reduce water evaporation and maintain soil moisture. In this way, from winter to spring, the snow and ice melt. From early March to mid-April, the water depth in the 350,000 mu of paddy fields is more than 1 meter. Even if there is a drought in the coming year, the paddy fields will be able to “drink full water” early. At the end of April The excess water is then discharged to the nearby ditches to prepare for the transplanting in May.
Operating a kayak is a technical job that requires one person to work with each other. Zhang Hui, the “land duck”, didn’t know this at first, and the boat kept spinning in place. After a few days of patrolling the line, I can now “steer” very proficiently.
The boat moved slowly along the direction of the line. Han Yuejian carefully counted the towers and recorded them one by one. There is only a distance of three or four hundred meters. Because of dodging the reeds and shrubs between the fields, the boat has to row for more than 20 minutes, so it is inevitable that it will be scratched by the dry branches.
“After the weather is warm, the pull line is easy to loosen. In addition, there is a lot of wind in the spring, and the swing of the pull line can easily cause the rod to be tilted or even toppled.” Han Yuejian said while stabilizing the boat and asked Zhang Hui to take out the wrench Tighten the tie bolts of a base tower. After paddling the waterway for seven or eight miles, the master and the apprentice were already sweating. Along the way, they tightened the cables and removed more than ten foreign objects such as plastic bags and films. At noon, Han Yuejian took out two self-heating meals from his bag, and their lunch was settled on the boat.
Just after lunch was over, Han Yuejian received a call from his unit that the water conservancy transformer in Hulugu Village, Bamen Town, needed to send electricity immediately because of rice seedlings. Considering that it would take longer to drive back to the shore and take a detour, the master and apprentice decided to continue rowing.
“We often have to patrol the water for five or six hours, especially in spring, when the climate is unstable and the wind increases, which has a great impact on the safe operation of the power grid. Therefore, we must protect the power grid no matter how hard we are. A good power grid is the ‘lifeline’ to ensure that people have no worries about electricity use.” Han Yuejian said.