Gimhae City Takes Measures to Improve Flood Risk in Jinyeong Bonsan Pumping Station Area... 12 Billion KRW Including 7.8 Billion KRW from National and Provincial Funds Invested

Flood risk improvement plan for the Jinyeong Bonsan Pumping Station area in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Gimhae-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 8th that it will officially launch the 'Bonsan Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District Maintenance Project' to improve flood risks in the area around Bonsan Drainage Pump Station downstream of Yongseongcheon in Jinyeong-eup.

The Bonsan district area has a lower ground level compared to the planned flood level of Yongseongcheon, causing frequent flooding of farmland, and the Bonsan Drainage Pump Station is currently in operation.

However, due to the rise in water levels of the nearby Hwapocheon and the inflow of floodwaters from the Bonsan Bukseung waterway basin, the pump station's capacity (9.5㎥/s) is insufficient to handle the 80-year frequency planned flood volume (88㎥/s), resulting in a high risk of farmland flooding during floods and frequent flooding damage on County Road No. 24.

To resolve this, the city applied to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety for designation as a Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District, and after on-site verification and selection review, it was finally selected as a nationally funded project.

Accordingly, the city secured 7.8 billion KRW in national and provincial funds and plans to increase the pump station capacity by an additional 8㎥/s and install a 100m bridge with a total project cost of 12 billion KRW.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, "By additionally securing the capacity of the Bonsan Drainage Pump Station, we will prevent farmland flood damage and simultaneously fulfill the long-standing local residents' wish for a new bridge. We will proceed with the project swiftly."

Meanwhile, a Natural Disaster Risk Improvement District refers to an area designated under the 'Natural Disaster Countermeasures Act' to manage regions with high disaster risk due to geographical conditions such as habitual flooding areas and landslide-prone zones.

The government designates improvement districts to systematically organize and manage areas and their surroundings where citizens' lives and property may be damaged by unavoidable natural phenomena such as typhoons, floods, heavy rain, storms, tsunamis, and heavy snow, in order to prevent and mitigate disasters.

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