Flood Prevention Facilities Installed in 300 Lowland Underground Houses

Promotion of Flood Prevention Project for Low-Lying Underground Houses in Dongdaemun-gu... Expected to Prevent Sewer Backflow During Heavy Rain... Installation of 510 Water Barriers and 620 Indoor Backflow Valves for 300 Households by End of June... Applications Open from March

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) is promoting a flood prevention project for low-lying underground houses.

The district will invest a total of 300 million KRW (150 million KRW from the city disaster fund and 150 million KRW from the district disaster fund) by the end of June, before the rainy season, to install 510 water barriers, 620 indoor backflow preventers, and 10 submersible pumps in 300 underground households at risk of flooding due to sewage backflow during heavy rains.

In particular, water barriers will be intensively installed at vulnerable points of surface water overflow such as house entrances, underground stairway entrances, and windows of semi-basement houses.

Installation will be prioritized for households in previously flooded and low-lying vulnerable areas, and applications and consent forms for installation will be accepted starting in March.

Last year, the district also installed 382 water barriers and 355 indoor backflow preventers in 229 households.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We always prioritize the safety of our residents in managing district affairs. To make Dongdaemun-gu safe during the rainy season, we are installing facilities targeting low-lying underground houses prone to flooding, so we encourage residents in need to apply actively.”

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