Mapo-gu Operating 24-Hour Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to Prepare for Winter Heavy Snow

Preparation of manpower, equipment, materials, and de-icing agents... Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters operating 24 hours... Emergency duty begins on the 6th... Over 290 personnel emergency assembly for snow removal work on the morning of the 7th

Employees of Mapo-gu conducting snow removal work during emergency snow removal duty on the evening of the 6th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) announced that it will operate the Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 24 hours a day until March 15 to prepare for winter cold waves and heavy snowfall.

Last November, the district established the '20/21 Snow Removal Measures' to prepare for winter cold waves and heavy snowfall, preemptively securing snow removal personnel, equipment, materials, and eco-friendly deicing agents, thereby establishing a response system for heavy snowfall.

The snow removal period in Mapo-gu this winter is four months, from November 15 last year to March 15 this year.

According to the measures, the district will maintain a 24-hour work system during the snow removal period and will immediately enter an emergency work system involving emergency duty, emergency assembly, response, and snow removal operations in case of an emergency.

On the 6th, when a sudden heavy snowfall occurred, the district issued a Level 1 snow removal duty at 4 p.m., a Level 2 snow removal duty at 7:20 p.m., and an emergency assembly work order at 7:30 a.m. on the 7th.

About 470 Mapo-gu public officials who responded to the emergency assembly carried out snow removal work in vulnerable areas throughout the region from early morning and conducted anti-icing operations due to the rapid temperature drop.

To prepare for heavy snowfall this winter, the district has secured ?1,403 snow removal personnel ?1,345 tons of deicing agents ?30 snow removal vehicles ?41 snow removal equipment including spreaders and shovels.

In particular, a cooperative system among civilians (such as the Autonomous Disaster Prevention Group), government (other districts and related organizations), military (military units), and police has been established to receive support of equipment and personnel such as dump trucks during heavy snowfall.

To enable prompt snow removal work at all times, the district plans to shorten snow removal vehicle travel time by utilizing two forward bases and designate snow removal managers at 79 vulnerable points such as mountain passes, overpasses, and multi-level intersections to focus on on-site management and situation dissemination during heavy snowfall.

Additionally, snow removal boxes at vulnerable points such as mountain passes are stocked with calcium chloride, salt, sand, and shovels, and 433 vulnerable points on side roads, mountain passes, and highlands are selected and managed as 'houses storing deicing agents.'

To prepare for slip accidents on snowy roads, a total of 10 'free snow removal tool boxes' have been installed around subway stations in areas with many pedestrians.

In areas with difficult snow removal such as mountain passes, 23 'small automatic liquid spreaders' operable by smartphone will be operated to quickly spray brine during heavy snowfall, minimizing inconvenience.

Also, this year, the district plans to expand the use of environmentally certified deicing agents to 40% and increase the use of eco-friendly deicing agents (liquid and solid), promoting snow removal work that considers the local environment.

Mayor Yudonggyun of Mapo-gu said, “A culture where residents clear snow themselves in front of their homes, stores, and workplaces is necessary,” and added, “We ask for the cooperation and participation of residents in the snow removal work carried out by the district.”

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