Sancheong-gun Disaster Risk Reservoir Repair and Reinforcement 추진 ... 3 Sites Maintenance Projects This Year

Preparation for Heavy Rain, Stable Supply and Securing of Agricultural Water

Obu-myeon Wangchon Disaster Risk Reservoir Repair and Reinforcement Project
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 5th that it will promote repair and reinforcement projects for disaster-risk reservoirs to prevent natural disasters such as heavy rain and to block risk factors such as safety accidents.

The county will invest a total project cost of 10.5 billion KRW by 2022 to maintain reservoirs that received a D grade (insufficient) in detailed safety inspections and are at risk of disaster.

The project sites include three locations: Wangchon Reservoir in Obu-myeon, Amirang Reservoir in Danseong-myeon, and Daehyeongaljeon Reservoir in Obu-myeon, while Jeomgol Reservoir is currently under detailed design.

The county conducts safety inspections quarterly on 185 agricultural reservoirs, and separately performs detailed safety inspections on reservoirs in poor condition.

Since 2015 until this year, as a continuous project, repair and reinforcement work has been underway on eight reservoirs that received a D grade, including Wangchon Reservoir.

Among them, five reservoirs?Hayang, Gangjeong, Wolgok, Keungol, and Baepyeongjeon Reservoirs?have completed the projects.

Once the disaster-risk reservoir maintenance project is completed, it will be possible to prevent reservoir collapse and slope erosion concerns during heavy rain. In particular, leak prevention will enable stable supply and securing of agricultural water.

Meanwhile, this disaster-risk reservoir maintenance project is one of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s disaster-risk area maintenance projects and is implemented annually with national funding support.

A county official said, “The reservoir repair and reinforcement work is a project promoted not only for disaster prevention but also for smooth agricultural water supply,” adding, “We will continue to strive to prevent disasters and protect the property and lives of local residents.”

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