Jindo-gun Designated as a 'Special Disaster Area' Due to Heavy Rain Damage

Residents with Private Property Damage Receive Benefits Including Support for Agricultural Machinery Repair Costs and 17 Other Items

Flood Recovery Accelerated with National Treasury Support for Public Facility Restoration Costs Such as Roads and R

It was designated as a 'Special Disaster Area' and a 'General Disaster Area' due to heavy rain damage that occurred earlier this month. (Photo by Jindo-gun)

[Jindo＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, has been designated as a ‘Special Disaster Area’ and a ‘General Disaster Area’ following the heavy rain disaster that occurred earlier this month, and rapid damage recovery is expected.

According to Jindo-gun on the 28th, a record-breaking 504mm of heavy rain earlier this month caused flooding damage to 301 houses and 4,300 hectares of farmland, leading to Jindo-eup, Gunnae-myeon, Gogeun-myeon, and Jisan-myeon being declared special disaster areas.

According to the Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety, a special disaster area is designated when the damage amount to private facilities and public facilities, excluding biological damage such as crops, seafood, and livestock, exceeds 6 billion KRW for the entire Jindo-gun and 600 million KRW per eup/myeon.

Due to the concentrated heavy rain damage, Jindo-eup experienced many private facility house floods, and Gunnae, Gogeun, and Jisan-myeon had significant damage to public facilities such as rivers and roads, exceeding 600 million KRW in damage, leading to their declaration as special disaster areas.

Additionally, Uisin-myeon, Imhoe-myeon, and Jodo-myeon in Jindo-gun were designated as general disaster areas by the government, but disaster relief funds of up to 50 million KRW are provided equally without distinction from special disaster areas.

When designated as a special disaster area, national treasury support is provided for local government expenses for public facilities such as roads, reducing the financial burden on local governments and enabling smooth restoration of damaged facilities and support for residents’ stable living.

On the other hand, residents with private property damage designated as general disaster areas receive support similar to general disasters regardless of special disaster area designation.

In particular, even with designation as a general disaster area, benefits in 17 categories such as agricultural machinery repair, national and local tax reductions and deferrals, housing restoration fund loans, water and sewage fee reductions, and joint leasing support can be received.

A representative from the Construction and Transportation Department of Jindo-gun said, “Regarding the damaged facilities, we will create a safe Jindo-gun where residents can feel secure from various disasters by carrying out rapid and permanent restoration rather than temporary repairs.”

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