常德县到1984年尚有80％以上的农村群众存在吃水难的问题。党的十一届三中全会以来,全县粮油生产和渔业生产发展迅速,农民人均收入达500多元。农村经济形势好了,农民对于改善饮水条件的要求更为迫切了。近几年来,县乡(镇)卫生部门和农村基层卫生骨干认真贯彻执行县人大常委会关于加强农村改水工作的 In Changde County, by 1984, more than 80% of rural people had problems with draught. Since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee, the county’s grain and oil production and fishery production have developed rapidly, and the per capita income of farmers has reached 500 yuan. The economic situation in the rural areas is good. Farmers’ demands for improving drinking water conditions are even more urgent. In recent years, county and township (town) health departments and rural grassroots health leaders have been earnestly implementing the implementation of the County People’s Congress Standing Committee’s work on rural water improvement.