Gwangju Seo-gu Achieves 'A Grade' in Natural Disaster Safety Diagnosis Evaluation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City achieved an 'A grade' in the 2022 Natural Disaster Safety Diagnosis Evaluation.

According to Seo-gu on the 5th, the natural disaster safety diagnosis conducted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety is a system that evaluates natural disaster safety by inspecting natural disaster risk factors, disaster prevention measures, and facility maintenance status for 243 local governments nationwide.

It was not conducted in 2021 due to COVID-19 response efforts.

This evaluation is calculated by dividing into five grades based on 53 indicators in three categories: disaster risk factors, disaster prevention measures, and facility maintenance, including the performance of disaster prevention facilities and risk area maintenance, and administrative efforts for natural disaster prevention and mitigation.

Seo-gu received a good evaluation in areas such as the establishment of a comprehensive natural disaster mitigation plan, activation of flood and windstorm insurance, and frequency of disaster occurrence, and was diagnosed with the highest grade, A grade, given to the top 15% of local governments.

Additionally, as an incentive, Seo-gu will receive an additional 2% national treasury support for damage recovery costs when a special disaster area is declared this year.

A Seo-gu official said, “We will take this opportunity of achieving the highest grade ‘A grade’ in the natural disaster safety diagnosis to make every effort to prepare for and respond to natural disasters and create Seo-gu as the safest area.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu also received an A grade in the 2020 natural disaster safety diagnosis evaluation, continuing its good performance.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho baekok@asiae.co.kr

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