Who Are You, Raising Your "Hawk Eyes" to Find Damaged Land? ... Daegu Environment Agency Conducts Special Inspection of Environmental Impact Assessment Using Drones

Seoksan Development, Golf Courses, Industrial Complexes, 20 Large-scale Projects

Remote Project Boundary Zone Damage Areas Now Identifiable

A drone flying overhead to detect damaged terrain.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Drones detect damaged terrain!

The Daegu Regional Environmental Office will conduct special inspections using drones from this month on environmental impact assessment sites where illegal activities, such as damage to original preservation areas, are suspected.

Twenty sites, including quarry development projects, tourist spots like golf courses, and industrial complexes where damage to original preservation areas is a concern, will be inspected from above using drones.

The plan is to overlay the recorded footage with project area maps to detect illegal activities, such as damage to original preservation areas, that cannot be confirmed with the naked eye.

The Daegu Environmental Office will take measures such as issuing orders, halting construction, and filing complaints under the Environmental Impact Assessment Act against sites that have not complied with agreements or have illegal damage, and will actively encourage compliance with the agreements.

Additionally, it plans to increase the compliance rate through environmental impact assessment-related education and meetings.

A Daegu Environmental Office official said, “Until last year, there were limitations in confirming damage to original preservation areas in industrial and tourist complexes due to a lack of inspection personnel, but we will actively use drones to expand inspections not only to quarry development projects but also to industrial and tourist complexes to improve inspection efficiency.”

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