Hampyeong-gun Invests 36.6 Billion Won to Resolve Frequent Flooding in Hakgyo-myeon and Wolya-myeon

Sewerage Improvement Project to be Promoted Until 2024

The area around the school in School-myeon that suffered flood damage due to heavy rain in August last year. Photo by Hampyeong-gun

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The area around Hakgyo-myeon and Wolya-myeon in Hampyeong-gun, which is prone to frequent flooding during the summer, will be able to escape from habitual flood damage by 2024 through a sewer maintenance project.

On the 21st, the county announced that it is establishing a "Sewer Maintenance Priority Management Area Improvement Plan" for the area around Hakgyo-myeon and Wolya-myeon, which is currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of Environment.

The areas of Hakgyo-myeon and Wolya-myeon suffer from frequent flooding every year during heavy summer rains due to insufficient sewer pipe capacity and rising river water levels, which hinder smooth drainage.

Accordingly, the county has significantly improved the sewer maintenance measures to prevent flooding even during heavy rainfalls with a 50-year frequency (81.3mm/h), and is preparing fundamental measures to minimize flood damage caused by abnormal rainfall due to climate change.

The county plans to invest 36.6 billion KRW (25.6 billion KRW from the national government) by 2024 to install two rainwater pumping stations, 4.5 km of pipelines, and 234 rainwater inlets in the Hakgyo-myeon area. In Wolya-myeon, 4.9 km of pipelines and 182 rainwater inlets will be installed to secure smooth drainage capacity.

County Governor Lee Sang-ik said, "Since this sewer maintenance project is directly related to the safety of the residents, we will concentrate all administrative efforts to carry out the project without any setbacks."

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