Establishment of a 'Real-Time Monitoring' System for National Rivers... Part of the Korean New Deal

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 28th that it plans to establish a system by 2022 to monitor national rivers in real-time and automatically control drainage facilities.

The system to automatically and remotely control drainage facilities on national rivers will be installed at all 3,580 drainage facilities on national rivers. The real-time monitoring system for national rivers is planned to be established along the entire 3,600 km stretch of national rivers.

This project is being promoted with a large-scale budget invested by the government in 148 local governments and 5 Regional Land Management Offices, and is expected to contribute to economic revitalization and job creation.

Until now, the operation of drainage facilities was carried out by private sluice gate managers who visually checked river water levels on-site and arbitrarily operated the drainage facilities, making rapid response difficult. River management also required direct site visits, making timely response challenging.

Once the real-time monitoring and automatic control system is in place, rapid response during typhoons or heavy rains will be possible, greatly helping to protect the lives and property of the public.

Kim Bohyun, Director of the River Planning Division at the Ministry of Land, said, "This Korean New Deal project in the river sector is the first step in transforming the national river management system into a smart management system," adding, "We will continue to review various technologies to manage national rivers more safely."

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