Boseong-gun Operates "24-Hour Comprehensive Situation Room" During Lunar New Year Holiday

Published 17 Jan.2023 13:25(KST)

Emergency Duty for Traffic, Prices, Environment, and Safety

[Asia Economy] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will operate a '24-hour Comprehensive Situation Room' for four days from January 21 to 24 during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The '24-hour Comprehensive Situation Room' will maintain an emergency duty system and implement comprehensive measures during the Lunar New Year holiday to ensure that visitors returning to their hometowns and residents can have a comfortable and enjoyable holiday.

Boseong-gun Office Building Exterior [Photo by Boseong-gun]

The county will operate a comprehensive situation room staffed by a total of 145 people, including 97 from eight divisions at the main office and 48 from 12 towns and townships, managing 10 areas such as COVID-19 quarantine, traffic, prices, fuel supply, livestock quarantine, environment, health, disaster, and safety. A total of 244 personnel from four departments will be deployed to manage 16 facilities under the county's jurisdiction.

In addition, a special price stability management period will be set to focus on inspecting whether the price labeling system for holiday ritual items is implemented at retail stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and traditional markets. The county plans to do its best to stabilize local prices through price surveys using price monitoring agents.

Furthermore, as a measure to revitalize the local economy, the county is actively promoting the use of traditional markets and Boseong Love Gift Certificates, and has established and operates a headquarters for the campaign to sell agricultural and marine specialty products, conducting promotional activities targeting hometown residents in the metropolitan area and large cities.

In particular, the county has prepared medical measures by designating and operating emergency medical institutions such as public health centers, health clinics, general hospitals, and duty pharmacies, maintaining an emergency duty system as usual, including emergency room operations and ambulance standby.

A county official said, “We are concentrating all administrative efforts on the flawless operation of the comprehensive situation room and facility management so that both residents and visitors can have a comfortable and enjoyable holiday,” adding, “In the Year of the Black Rabbit 2023, we will do our best in operating the situation room so that hometown visitors and residents can spend a joyful Lunar New Year with their families and relatives.”