Gyeonggi-do Prepares Winter Natural Disaster Prevention Measures... Managing 1,907 Sites Including Frequent Ice Formation

Gyeonggi-do has prepared safety measures through a comprehensive winter natural disaster countermeasure meeting.

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province designates and manages 1,907 disaster-prone areas, including habitual freezing sections, in preparation for the winter season. In addition, even if the criteria for activating the local safety countermeasures headquarters during heavy snowfall are not met, preemptive emergency duty will be carried out.

The province will first promote joint road snow removal collaboration for 38 sections in 12 cities and counties, including Goyang City adjacent to Seoul and Incheon, and operate a real-time communication network among road-related agencies such as the Korea Expressway Corporation and the Regional Land Management Office for snow removal on boundary roads.

Furthermore, real-time information sharing between the Traffic Information Center and the National Police Agency will be promoted, and for seven cities and counties without a Traffic Information Center?Pocheon, Anseong, Yangpyeong, Yeoju, Dongducheon, Gapyeong, and Yeoncheon?the police traffic information center authority will be granted.

During heavy snowfall, preemptive emergency duty will be conducted even if the activation criteria for the local safety countermeasures headquarters are not met, maintaining continuous cooperation with the central and city/county countermeasure headquarters.

Along with this, snow removal materials such as calcium chloride and support supplies for vulnerable groups will be stockpiled and distributed promptly. Currently, 92,000 tons of snow removal agents have been secured, with an additional 70,000 tons planned to be secured by the end of the year.

Additionally, 960 million KRW in special grants will be promptly executed to support the installation of cold wave mitigation facilities such as heated chairs.

In particular, 1,907 disaster-prone areas, including habitual freezing sections, areas at risk of traffic disruption, and snow-vulnerable structures, will be designated for thorough management through preemptive surveillance activities and the organization of emergency contact personnel.

To protect vulnerable groups from the cold wave, a total of approximately 214,000 people, including 64,000 vulnerable individuals such as elderly living alone and 150,000 health-vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities within the province, will be intensively managed through welfare centers, voluntary disaster prevention groups, and others by confirming their safety and providing visiting health care.

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