Going round the Kumsong Tractor Factory, the premier stressed the importance of the factory's duty in implementing the resolutions of the plenary meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee and called for hastening the technical upgrading of production processes on the basis of the successes made in the first-stage reconstruction and modernization project and producing more efficient tractors and farm machines and supplying them to rural areas.

He underscored the need to take technical measures for thoroughly ensuring the quality of tractor accessories in close contact with scientific research and quality control sectors over the work to improve the performance of products and invigorate production.

The field consultative meeting discussed the issue for industrial establishments in the machine-building industry, which have a duty to steer and propel the overall economic sector, to unconditionally carry out this year's national economic plans and raise the hot wind of improving quality, the issue for relevant units to produce and supply products under contract in good time, etc.

At the State Hydro-meteorological Administration, the premier learned about the moving routes of typhoon No. 6 and the rainy front and stressed the need to ensure the accuracy and promptness of weather forecast to make all sectors and units cope with the disastrous meteorological phenomena including flood and downpour.

Earlier, he toured various counties in South Phyongan Province to check on the manuring and tending of grain crops in the rainy season and the operation of drainage and irrigation facilities and discussed on the necessary agro-technical measures.