[Photo] Opening of the 2020 Snow Removal Measures Disaster Safety Headquarters in Dongdaemun-gu

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu (fourth from the left), and district executives are holding a plaque ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, held at 5 p.m. on the 13th in the Disaster and Safety Situation Room on the 7th floor of Dongdaemun-gu Office.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) held an opening ceremony for the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to promote the '2020/2021 Winter Snow Removal Measures' at 5 p.m. on the 13th in the Disaster and Safety Situation Room on the 7th floor of the district office.

The opening ceremony was held with about 40 district officials, including Mayor You Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu, and proceeded with a plaque ceremony and a report on the '2020/2021 Winter Snow Removal Measures.'

The Snow Removal Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters aims to minimize inconvenience to residents through rapid snow removal during sudden heavy snowfall, encourage voluntary participation of residents in snow removal, and build a safe city without fall accidents through advanced snow removal operations. It is composed of eight teams including ▲Situation Management General Team ▲Traffic Countermeasures Team ▲Disaster Site Environmental Maintenance Team ▲Facility Emergency Recovery Team, and will operate until March 15 of next year.

During the operation period, a total of 1,553 personnel including public officials, sanitation workers, and snow removal contractors will be responsible for snow removal in 361 key management areas such as 93.3 km of main and side roads, major arterial roads, hills, rotaries, side roads, road facilities, central lane bus stops, and parks, utilizing 130 vehicles and equipment and 1,338 tons of snow removal agents.

The district especially introduced a screening device to maximize the recycling effect of solid snow removal agents this year, and a snow removal agent safety cutter to prevent worker safety accidents and improve loading efficiency during loading of snow removal agents.

In addition, pedestrian overpasses and underground walkways with high floating populations are expanded as private snow removal contractor zones to prevent resident fall accidents.

Mayor You Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu stated, “We will clearly define snow removal responsibility areas, respond promptly using real-time monitoring through CCTV and communication channels with residents to prevent safety accidents that may occur during snowfall and minimize inconvenience to residents.”

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