"Going All Out to Minimize Complaints During Lunar New Year"... Jongno-gu Implements Comprehensive Lunar New Year Measures

From the 20th to 28th, 'Seollal Comprehensive Measures' Implemented to Ensure Residents Enjoy a Safe and Happy Holiday with Focus on ▲Safety ▲Traffic & Parking ▲Sharing ▲Convenience ▲Prices... 'Seollal Comprehensive Situation Room' Operates from 6 PM on the 23rd to 9 AM on the 28th for 6 Days to Quickly Respond to Issues and Minimize Inconvenience

Jongno-gu Mayor Kim Young-jong, who visited the traditional market, is greeting market merchants.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jongno-gu (District Mayor Kim Young-jong) is implementing the '2020 Lunar New Year Comprehensive Plan' to promptly respond to situations arising during the holiday period, minimize residents' inconvenience, and ensure a comfortable and happy Lunar New Year holiday.

From the 20th to the 28th, a total of 9 days, the plan will focus on five key areas: ▲Safety ▲Traffic & Parking ▲Sharing ▲Convenience ▲Prices.

First and foremost, to ensure residents' safety, the disaster response system will be strengthened to prepare for fires and other emergencies during the Lunar New Year holiday. Gas facility safety inspections will be conducted at multi-use facilities, and a 24-hour response system will be maintained when a cold wave advisory is issued to manage cold wave situations.

Additionally, salt storage boxes at vulnerable points such as mountain passes will be checked for pre-stockpiling and equipment inspection, while fire prevention measures will be promoted at large-scale stores. Joint expert inspections will be conducted at large stores that attract a concentrated number of visitors during the holiday. Safety inspections will also be carried out and managed for 30 road facilities, 131 road slopes, and disaster safety facilities with a high risk of accidents.

Traffic and parking measures for the convenience of returning and departing travelers are also essential. To increase public transportation capacity, subway and city bus last service times will be extended. The subway will operate until 2 a.m. the next day based on the arrival time at the terminal station, and 130 city bus routes passing through major train stations and terminals will have extended service hours.

Furthermore, to establish traffic order, illegal parking will be monitored, and time-based public parking lots and school playgrounds within the district will be opened free of charge. Temporary parking around five traditional markets will also be permitted to enhance residents' convenience.

Support measures for vulnerable groups such as low-income residents and elderly living alone, who may feel more difficult and lonely during the holiday, will be carefully established. Visits will be made to 69 elderly welfare facilities to offer greetings, and 30,000 KRW Onnuri gift certificates will be provided per household to low-income residents facing financial difficulties.

An emergency contact system will be established to protect homeless people and residents of jjokbang (small rooms), and a communal ancestral rite table setting event will be held in the jjokbang areas of Changsin-dong and Donui-dong. Each neighborhood’s jjokbang counseling center will set up ancestral rite tables, sharing warm affection and holiday food among neighbors.

To enhance residents' convenience, from the 24th to the 27th, an emergency medical response situation room will be operated on the first floor duty room of the public health center. Using the cleaning situation room and patrol mobile team, cleaning complaints will be handled, vulnerable cleaning areas patrolled, and public restrooms managed. Unauthorized garbage disposal will be minimized through prior notification of garbage collection dates during the holiday, and neighborhood-wide resident participation in large-scale cleaning, disinfection of cleaning facilities, surrounding area tidying, safety inspections, and special training for sanitation workers will be conducted.

To stabilize prices during the Lunar New Year, a comprehensive price countermeasure situation room will be operated within the Job and Economy Division to monitor price trends, investigate prices of essential goods, and crack down on unfair trade practices in traditional markets. To revitalize traditional markets, holiday events will be held at Tongin Market, Sejong Village Food Culture Street, and others. Plans include discount events for ritual items and excellent products, roulette games, and traditional cultural play.

The Lunar New Year comprehensive situation room will operate from 6 p.m. on the 23rd to 9 a.m. on the 28th at the district office comprehensive situation room and the public health center.

The task forces by sector include the Administrative Support Team handling building security, protection, and major facility perimeter duties; the Cleaning Countermeasure Team responding to cleaning complaints; the Snow Removal Countermeasure Team reporting and disseminating snowfall situations; the Parking Countermeasure Team handling parking complaints; and the Medical Countermeasure Team taking action in case of emergency patients, guiding and inspecting medical institutions and duty pharmacies. A total of 127 personnel will be on duty.

Furthermore, to resolve illegal parking issues and improve parking order during the holiday, from the 24th to the 27th, 560 parking spaces in the playgrounds and parking lots of 16 local schools including Cheongun Elementary School, Gyodong Elementary School, Gyeongbok High School, and Seoul Arts High School will be temporarily opened as parking lots.

District Mayor Kim Young-jong stated, “As we celebrate the great national holiday of Lunar New Year, we aim to prepare sector-specific measures so that everyone can spend the holiday safely and happily without any marginalized neighbors. We will prioritize residents' safety, respond promptly in case of emergencies, and strive to minimize inconvenience.”

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