Some Fish in Seongbukcheon Die... Dongdaemun-gu Begins Investigation into Cause

[Seoul District News] Partial Fish Death in Seongbukcheon on the Morning of the 2nd, 26 Dongdaemun-gu Personnel Deployed for On-site Measures Completed & Cause Investigation and Recurrence Prevention through Detailed Testing of River and Dead Fish Samples... Gwangjin-gu, Public-Private Cooperation for Housing Environment Improvement of Integrated Case Management Subjects & Housing Environment Improvement Completed for Single-Parent Household Raising 3 Children and an 8-Month-Old Grandchild, Including Wallpaper, Flooring, Sink Replacement, and Disinfection

Dongdaemun-gu employees are collecting dead fish in Seongbukcheon, where some fish have died.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] An incident occurred in which some fish in Seongbukcheon died, prompting Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) to take swift on-site action and investigate the cause.

On the morning of the 1st, fish deaths presumed to be caused by inflow of polluted water occurred upstream near the Hansung University entrance in Seongbuk-gu, and it is estimated that some fish in the Dongdaemun-gu section also died as a result.

At the time of the fish deaths in the Seongbuk-gu section of Seongbukcheon, there were no abnormalities in the Dongdaemun-gu section, but around 7 a.m. on the 2nd, some fish deaths were confirmed in the Dongdaemun-gu section. The district immediately deployed 26 personnel, including staff, river workers, and sewage mobile teams, to complete the fish collection operation.

Subsequently, samples were collected at Anam 2 Bridge and Dongjin Bridge in Seongbukcheon, and detailed tests have been requested from specialized institutions.

Based on thorough on-site investigations and the results from specialized institutions, the district plans to identify the cause and devise measures to prevent recurrence.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “We will accurately identify the cause of the fish deaths through on-site investigations and detailed tests and prepare measures to prevent recurrence in the future.”

Appearance After Residential Environment Improvement

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) carried out a public-private cooperative housing environment improvement project for an integrated case management subject who had neglected their home due to long-term depression.

Integrated case management is a project that provides comprehensive linkage of community services to subjects who need complex and diverse assistance and continuously monitors them.

The subject of this integrated case management is the head of a single-parent household raising three children and an 8-month-old grandson, who has suffered from depression for a long time. The house was filled with belongings in the living room, baby’s room, and master bedroom, and the precariously stacked items and pests such as cockroaches exposed the young grandson to danger.

The district immediately designated the subject as a high-difficulty integrated case manager and, through a public-private integrated case meeting, related local organizations jointly carried out housing environment improvements.

On the 18th of last month, Jayang Comprehensive Social Welfare Center and the nonprofit organization Hope Seed supported supplies for environmental improvement, and about 20 volunteer members of the D’Live labor union conducted a major cleaning.

The volunteers worked hard until late, disposing of accumulated garbage, replacing old sinks suspected to be the source of cockroaches and wallpaper flooring. After installing LED lights in each room, bathroom cabinets, wardrobes, dressing tables, and drawers, the three generations’ home was transformed into a pleasant and safe living environment.

The district promptly collected large waste and other garbage removed from the site to minimize inconvenience to nearby residents and linked various welfare services available to the subject’s family, such as psychological counseling, academic achievement support, and parenting education.

Additionally, on the 27th of last month, a ‘Total Home Care Service’ was provided, supporting refrigerator and bathroom cleaning, organizing, and disinfection, educating the subject on tidying methods to ensure the maintenance of a clean living environment. Furthermore, the district plans to manage the household’s condition through continuous monitoring.

“Thank you very much, I will live well from now on.”

The subject was able to regain the will to live in a safe home created by the warmth of the local community.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “I sincerely thank the volunteers and organizations who helped improve the housing environment to assist vulnerable groups in the community,” adding, “We will continue to provide various customized services and do our best to improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups.”

Along with this, the district signed a ‘Gwangjin-gu-KT Estate-Lotte Construction Vulnerable Group Housing Environment Improvement Project Business Agreement’ on the 17th of last month to provide clean and organized housing environments for vulnerable groups in the region, making various efforts to build a dense welfare safety net through public-private cooperation.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.