Gyeonggi-do Prepares Comprehensive Measures for Heavy Snow and Cold Waves... 2.8 Billion Won Invested to Secure Automatic Snow Removal Equipment

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has prepared and will implement a comprehensive winter heavy snow and cold wave countermeasure plan for four months from the 15th of this month to March 15th of next year to ensure the safety of residents from winter disasters and accidents.

The province first established a disaster response plan that operates a 24-hour control room for rapid disaster response and immediately switches to an emergency duty system when situations such as heavy snow warnings occur.

As part of field-centered measures, the province supported cities and counties with 2 billion KRW from the Disaster Management Fund and 800 million KRW in special grants to install automatic snow removal equipment such as brine spraying devices and cold wave mitigation facilities like heated seats at bus stops.

For road snow removal measures against heavy snowfall, the province established an emergency contact network for each of the 133 highway interchanges to create a cooperative system with related organizations for smooth traffic flow, and secured snow removal supplies including 123,005 tons of deicing agents, 1,863 snow removal vehicles, and 5,187 snow removal machines.

Additionally, when heavy snowfall is expected, the province plans to adjust commuting hours, pre-apply deicing agents, increase public transportation, and conduct three safety inspections during heavy snow warnings on vulnerable structures such as old houses at risk of collapse.

Park Won-seok, Director of the Safety Management Office of the province, emphasized, "In the case of heavy snow and cold wave disasters, the damage suffered by residents is more severe and difficult," and added, "We will do our best in damage prevention activities so that residents can spend the winter safely without disaster damage."

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