Yeongsangang Environment Office, Continuous Monitoring of Illegal Burning During Fine Dust Management Period

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office announced on the 3rd that it will operate an 'Illegal Burning Report' situation room from this month until March next year, during the fine dust seasonal management period, to prevent illegal burning of agricultural residues in rural areas.

The illegal burning report situation room will also be operated jointly by 32 agencies within Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeju.

Illegal burning is a major source of high-concentration fine dust emissions during periods when such occurrences are frequent, as it releases fine dust without filtration in rural areas, construction sites, and habitual illegal burning areas around daily life, making prevention crucial.

The Yeongsangang Environmental Office requested cooperation to properly collect and process agricultural waste such as waste vinyl and pesticide bags at village communal collection points.

The Yeongsangang Environmental Office will continuously monitor areas at risk of illegal burning submitted by local governments and conduct joint inspections with relevant local government departments.

In particular, illegal burning surveillance activities will utilize drones owned by the Yeongsangang Environmental Office to monitor illegal burning from a distance.

Additionally, through the Yeongsangang and Seomjingang Environmental Guardians, surveillance activities against illegal burning on river embankments and other areas will be conducted across 38 sections of the Yeongsangang and Seomjingang river basins, and together with 74 members of the fine dust private inspection team operated by local governments, illegal burning of waste around workplaces will also be monitored.

Ryu Yeon-gi, head of the Yeongsangang Environmental Office, said, “Illegal burning in rural areas or on roads causes significant harm to local residents,” and added, “We will strive to eradicate illegal burning during the fine dust seasonal management period.”

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