Hwasun County Governor Guchunggon Inspects Snow Removal Operations at Heavy Snow Site

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] On the 17th, when the first heavy snowfall of this winter occurred, Gu Chung-gon, the mayor of Hwasun County, visited major heavy snowfall vulnerable areas to inspect the damage situation and snow removal operations.

According to the county on the 18th, Mayor Gu started from Geunjae in Suman-ri, Hwasun-eup, and visited Ansimjae in Iseo-myeon, Baek-a-myeon, and other areas to check the road snow removal status and road conditions.

Snow removal operations involved county office snowplows (2 units), small snowplows from eup and myeon offices (13 units), private tractors, Baekho, and other equipment.

In addition, rapid snow removal operations were carried out by spreading calcium chloride and sand mainly on habitual icy sections such as Geunjae, Ansimjae, Cheonggungjae, and Gomchijae.

From the 16th to this day, a large amount of snow fell in Hwasun, but no road traffic accidents or damage to crops occurred.

The snowfall amount at 6 a.m. on this day averaged 8.0 cm, with Chunyang-myeon, Doam-myeon, and Cheongpung-myeon recording the highest at 10 cm, and Dongbok-myeon and Sapyeong-myeon the lowest at 6 cm.

Mayor Gu said, “Please take measures and prevent any traffic accidents or property damage from occurring by carrying out prompt snow removal operations.”

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