Boseong-gun Advances Project to Establish Early Warning System for Disaster Risk Areas

Zero Casualties Due to Rapid Evacuation of Local Residents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Cheol-woo) announced on the 6th that it will carry out the ‘Disaster Risk Area Early Warning System’ construction project to prevent human and property damage caused by various disasters that occur repeatedly every year, such as typhoons and heavy rains.

As part of the comprehensive plan for the ‘Korean New Deal,’ the ‘Disaster Risk Area Early Warning System’ project will be established by investing a total of 1.1 billion KRW in national funds and others in three disaster risk areas: Daepo-ri, Beolgyo-eup, Boseong River in Gyeombaek-myeon, and Haepyeong Reservoir in Deungnyang-myeon.

The warning system can set criteria for different disaster levels such as advisory, warning, and evacuation, and is equipped with river water level gauges and reservoir displacement meters that automatically activate the warning system when a risk situation exceeding the criteria occurs.

Accordingly, it will be possible to predict and monitor in real time flooding in low-lying areas and reservoir collapse during heavy rains.

Furthermore, it is expected that rapid dissemination of information during disaster situations will secure the golden time to minimize damage.

Kim Cheol-woo, Governor of Boseong-gun, said, “As the risk of natural disasters caused by recent climate changes such as localized heavy rains is increasing, we will do our best to utilize all technologies to prevent human and property damage to our residents.”

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