Dobong-gu, Full Effort for Zero Flood and Wind Disaster Damage in 2020

Inspection of flood preparedness including operation status of Darakwon rainwater pump station, stock status of flood control materials warehouse, and monitoring of flood-vulnerable facilities with civilian district auditors... Public officials and autonomous disaster prevention teams send rainstorm alerts via text to 246 flood-vulnerable households and check operation of pump facilities in underground units

Dobong-gu private citizen auditors are inspecting the Darakwon rainwater pumping station.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dong-jin Lee) is striving to create a city safe from wind and flood disasters such as heavy summer rains and typhoons by challenging for ‘Zero’ wind and flood disaster damage.

To this end, since May 15, the district has operated the Wind and Flood Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, led by Mayor Dong-jin Lee as the head, with 13 task forces maintaining a 24-hour emergency duty system in stages.

As of 5 a.m. on July 29, the rainfall in Dobong-gu was 630mm, about 45% of the average precipitation. Although no flood damage occurred due to heavy rain, the district is thoroughly preparing to prevent casualties from unexpected heavy rains by inspecting the normal operation of drainage facilities in underground passages in the area, in connection with the fatal accident in the underground passage in Choryang-dong, Busan, where casualties occurred due to heavy rain.

In addition, the district conducted a comprehensive inspection and maintenance of 184 flood-vulnerable facilities, including construction sites, rivers, steep slopes, and sedimentation basins within the area.

In particular, together with civilian resident auditors, the district checked the operation status of the Darakwon rainwater pumping station, the stock status of flood control material warehouses, and the flood preparedness of vulnerable facilities.

Moreover, for 246 flood-vulnerable households, officials, autonomous disaster prevention groups, and community leaders were redundantly designated as care officials, sending guidance messages during heavy rain and checking the operation of pump facilities in underground households to minimize flood damage.

The district is promoting a free installation project of ‘indoor backflow preventers’ and ‘water barriers’ to prevent sewage backflow in semi-basement houses, and a ‘wind and flood insurance project’ where part of the insurance premium is supported by the government and local governments, actively encouraging residents to subscribe to insurance and apply for flood prevention facility installation in preparation for wind and flood disasters.

Mayor Dong-jin Lee of Dobong-gu said, “Although there was no damage from heavy rain during this year’s rainy season, there is a possibility that a large typhoon like ‘Lingling,’ which struck the metropolitan area last year, may affect our country again. Therefore, I ask residents to thoroughly prepare in advance to prevent damage for the district’s wind and flood disaster damage ‘Zero.’”

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