Songpa-gu, Comprehensive Chuseok Measures Ensure Residents' Safety

[Seoul District News] Songpa-gu Mobilizes 245 People from September 7 to 13 for Day and Night Emergency Preparedness, Operating a Prevention-Focused Administrative System from Quarantine to Support for Marginalized Neighbors... Dongjak-gu Implements Comprehensive Chuseok Measures to Minimize Resident Inconvenience

Seogang-seok, Mayor of Songpa District, visited the rainwater pumping station on the 5th ahead of Chuseok to inspect the facilities in order to protect residents' safety from heavy rain and other weather conditions.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Songpa-gu (District Mayor Seo Gang-seok) will implement a "Chuseok Comprehensive Plan" for seven days from September 7 to September 13 to ensure that residents can spend the Chuseok holiday comfortably and safely.

To this end, the district will carry out 14 projects in six major areas: ▲ quarantine measures ▲ disaster management measures ▲ resolution of residents' inconveniences ▲ price stabilization measures ▲ support for marginalized neighbors ▲ establishment of public service discipline. In particular, from September 8 to 13, during the Chuseok holiday period, a total of 245 personnel will be deployed to operate the comprehensive situation room at the district office day and night, along with functional task forces, to prepare for emergencies.

First, since this Chuseok is the first holiday without personnel restrictions after COVID-19, the district will focus on quarantine measures. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, publicity on quarantine rules and emergency response will be strengthened, quarantine supplies will be provided to highly frequented multi-use facilities, and compliance with quarantine rules will be intensively inspected.

During the holiday period, Songpa-gu Public Health Center's screening clinic and temporary screening site (Olympic Park Peace Gate Plaza) will operate normally, and emergency work systems such as home treatment management teams, vulnerable facility management teams, and 24-hour telephone counseling teams will be maintained. In addition, to prepare residents for emergencies, holiday medical institutions and pharmacies will be designated to minimize medical service gaps.

Full preparations will also be made to respond to localized sudden heavy rains and flash floods during the Chuseok holiday. The Flood and Wind Disaster Countermeasures Headquarters will strengthen pre-inspections of disaster-vulnerable facilities such as various road facilities, large-scale buildings and apartment construction sites, flower villages, parks, and cultural assets, and will operate on-site patrols and a 24-hour emergency contact system.

Furthermore, to resolve residents' inconveniences, the district has prepared measures in areas such as cleaning, traffic, and parking. First, to avoid inconvenience in waste disposal, the waste collection schedule of cleaning contractors will be notified in advance, and concentrated cleaning will be conducted in cleaning-vulnerable areas such as the banks of Tancheon Stream and bridges. To reduce residents' parking inconveniences, flexible parking enforcement and free opening of public parking lots will be implemented. Pre-inspections will also be conducted on issues expected to cause inconvenience to residents, such as price stabilization, economic revitalization, and support for marginalized neighbors, and support measures will be promoted.

District Mayor Seo Gang-seok emphasized, "Even during the holiday period, Songpa-gu officials will prioritize residents' safety through special duty," and added, "We will mobilize all district capabilities to ensure that there are no gaps in essential administrative areas such as COVID-19 and disaster safety response, cleaning, traffic, and parking."

Dongjak-gu (District Mayor Park Il-ha) will implement the "2022 Chuseok Comprehensive Plan" from the 7th to the 13th to ensure that residents can spend a safe and comfortable Chuseok holiday.

The district has prepared a thorough comprehensive plan in six areas: ▲ resident safety ▲ traffic convenience ▲ living convenience ▲ livelihood economy ▲ neighbor sharing ▲ and fostering a culture of integrity.

In particular, this plan strengthens resident safety measures to support victims of the heavy rain on August 8 and to protect residents from various disasters and accidents.

First, to ensure that disaster victims staying in temporary housing facilities during the holiday period do not experience inconvenience, a 24-hour work system will be maintained to prepare for emergencies such as distribution of supplies and receipt of civil complaints.

Along with this, to ensure a safe and accident-free Chuseok holiday, the "Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters" work system has been established, and thorough inspections have been conducted on vulnerable facilities such as steep slopes, construction sites, multi-use facilities, and redevelopment areas.

Additionally, to minimize inconvenience for COVID-19 testing and home treatment patients, COVID-19 screening clinics will operate without interruption during the holiday period.

Moreover, the health center's medical guidance team will be activated, and hospitals treating emergency patients and holiday pharmacies will operate to maintain the emergency medical system during the holiday.

Traffic systems will also be carefully monitored during the holiday. Parking enforcement around traditional markets will be suspended, and four public parking lots (Dongjak-gu Office, Boramae Park East Gate, in front of Boramae Hospital, Dongjak Gaetmaeul) and 100 resident-priority parking lots will be opened free of charge to promote resident convenience.

Regarding cleaning measures, since household waste collection will be temporarily suspended on the 9th and 10th, all waste will be collected before the holiday to minimize resident inconvenience. Waste can be disposed of between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on the 11th, and during the holiday, special collection clean task forces will operate on major main roads and areas with civil complaints.

Finally, a price stabilization comprehensive situation room will be operated to monitor the supply and price trends of essential goods and to supervise and inspect unfair trade practices. To ensure a clean Chuseok for all, the implementation and work status of the Chuseok comprehensive plan will be inspected.

For emergency medical inquiries during the Chuseok period, residents can check the district office website or contact the Emergency Medical Information Center, Dasan Call Center, or the health center's medical guidance team. For other inquiries, call the district office comprehensive situation room.

District Mayor Park Il-ha said, "Even during the Chuseok holiday period, we will thoroughly look after residents' safety and daily life so that everyone can spend a comfortable and warm holiday."

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