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Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan producing areas. As for disaster mitigation measures, we selected 14 important vegetable-producing locations, and by the end of 2018 had guided the installation of vegetable production and disaster mitigation facilities (equipment) on over 220 hectares, and held 15 training sessions in disaster mitigation by farmers themselves. As for construction project management measures, the COA implemented a total of 17 approved projects for (i) fruit and vegetable growing areas with facilities for production and disaster mitigation and (ii) the improvement of farmland drainage bottlenecks. The work schedule for “aquaculture drainage” under the Comprehensive River Basin Management Plan covers 2014 through 2019 (a total of six years, divided into three phases of two years each). Expected expenditures for the six years were NT$2.537 billion, and as of the end of 2018 total expenditures were NT$2.341 billion. The scope of “aquaculture drainage” tasks includes (i) improvement of the management of drainage connections and (ii) flood mitigation guidance, which were done in aquaculture production zones and concentrated fish farm zones in Yilan County and six other cities and counties. Through the “project for improvement of management of drainage connections for flood prevention,” we reduced aquaculture areas prone to inundation by 2,611.45 hectares. In terms of “flood mitigation guidance measures,” a total of 6,842.59 hectares of aquaculture zones have gained increased protection. It is hoped that we can accelerate the reduction of the threat of ooding in areas prone to inundation and protect aquaculture production, thereby assisting regional development. D. Dredging of torrents Unstable slopes and torrents often lead to channel fill deposit caused by earthquakes and typhoons. In 2018, in order to reduce losses of life and property among citizens, the COA managed 51 torrent dredging projects. We cleared away 2,605,600 cubic meters of soil, restoring the capacity of these torrents to drain oodwater. The COA continued, on the basis of the strategies and methods in the “Program to Strengthen Dredging in Rivers, Torrents, and Reservoirs,” and with attention to torrent management and dredging in national forest, to manage torrents and handle landslides (i) at bottleneck sections of rivers urgently in need of attention and (ii) at important areas where infrastructure or the safety of Aboriginal communities can be affected. We observed the principle of “dredge in the right places, dredge at the right times” and had a firm grasp on the progress of the work. The goal for 2018 was set at 1.2 million cubic meters, but in fact the COA actually dredged 1,477,700 cubic meters, exceeding the original target. 41