Mayor Heo Seong-gon Conducts High-Risk Site Inspections Ahead of Summer Rainy Season

Heo Seong-gon, Mayor of Gimhae, Gyeongnam (second from the left), is visiting the collapsed retaining wall site at Najeon General Industrial Complex and instructing to do their best to prevent safety accidents in preparation for the rainy season.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] On the 25th, Heo Seong-gon, mayor of Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, conducted on-site inspections of large construction sites and steep slope collapse risk areas within the jurisdiction in preparation for the summer rainy season.

On this day, Mayor Heo checked for soil outflow and additional erosion on slopes within large construction sites, the condition of temporary sedimentation tanks and drainage channels, compliance with safety facility installations, maintenance status of steep slope collapse risk areas, and whether prior safety inspections had been conducted.

In particular, he emphasized thorough inspections and surveillance activities for slope collapse risk areas such as the retaining wall collapse site in Najon General Industrial Complex, and instructed to do their best to prevent damage in preparation for the rainy season.

A Gimhae city official stated, “During the natural disaster countermeasure period in summer, we will strengthen surveillance activities for major facilities and continuously discover and manage safety blind spots to reinforce the disaster preparedness system, minimizing damage to citizens’ lives and property.”

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