Korea Forest Service Conducts 'Emergency Inspection' of Solar Power Facilities in Mountainous Areas Including Sangju, Gyeongbuk

Park Jong-ho, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service (first on the right), is inspecting the mountain solar power facility site in Cheongri-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk. Photo by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Service announced on the 6th that it conducted an emergency on-site inspection of a mountain solar power facility located in Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk Province, where a heavy rain warning is in effect.

The on-site inspection was carried out through a special mountain inspection team organized the previous day. The special mountain inspection team is led by Kim Yong-gwan, Director of Forest Welfare Bureau of the Korea Forest Service, and is composed of the Korea Mountain Conservation Association, a specialized mountain institution, and Korea Forest Service staff, operating as a permanent organization.

In particular, the on-site inspection on this day was conducted with the participation of Park Jong-ho, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, Kim Yong-gwan, Director of Forest Welfare Bureau, and Kang Young-seok, Mayor of Sangju-si, to check disaster prevention facilities and drainage systems at the project site.

Going forward, the Korea Forest Service plans to continue on-site inspections prioritizing 802 locations with a high risk of landslides among areas adjacent to residential houses where human casualties are a concern during heavy rain, farmland, roads, and other property and infrastructure that could suffer secondary damage.

The priority inspection targets by region are distributed as follows: 115 locations in Gyeonggi-do, 239 in Gangwon-do, 55 in Chungbuk, 159 in Chungnam, 215 in Gyeongbuk, 15 in Sejong, and 5 in Incheon.

Park Jong-ho, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Considering that many regions nationwide are currently under continuous heavy rain warnings, special attention is needed for the prevention of mountain disasters such as landslides. The Korea Forest Service will mobilize all available personnel to do its best in pre-inspections to prevent human and property damage caused by mountain solar power facilities and others.”

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