Protecting Citizen Safety... Pohang City Conducts Intensive Inspections of Forest Disaster Risk Areas

Intensive Safety Inspection of Forest Welfare Facilities for Damage Prevention and Proactive Response

Typhoon Damage Site Restoration, Prevention of Additional Damage, and Ensuring Citizen Safety

Pohang City will conduct an intensive safety inspection in the forestry sector for 61 days from the 17th until June 16th, before the rainy season begins, in collaboration with the District Office Industry Division and private experts to prevent forest disasters.

Pohang City Hall.

The inspection targets include 31 disaster-prone areas where human life and property damage may occur (23 landslide-prone areas, 8 steep slopes), 6 mountain land conversion sites, 6 forest welfare facilities frequently visited by citizens such as recreational forests, and forest trails (forest roads).

The city plans to inspect drainage channels and slope conditions, emergency restoration equipment management status, the adequacy of evacuation sites and evacuation systems in disaster-prone areas. For mountain land conversion sites, disaster prevention facilities such as sedimentation ponds to prevent soil and rainwater runoff in nearby areas will be inspected, and fire prevention facilities and safety of structures will be checked at forest welfare facilities.

If deficiencies are found during the inspection, emergency restoration measures will be completed by the end of June. For cases requiring permanent restoration, a restoration plan will be established to complete the restoration work early to prevent damage.

In addition, administrative efforts will be focused on restoring forest disaster sites caused by last year’s typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’.

For the forest damage sites caused by last year’s typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, including 15 areas such as Honggye-ri, Daesong-myeon, Nam-gu (damage area approximately 15 hectares), Gyeongbuk Province and Pohang City are making every effort to complete the projects before the rainy season.

Furthermore, areas where disaster risks may occur will be actively identified and designated as landslide-prone areas for continuous management. The ongoing projects for stream conservation at 2 sites and check dams at 6 sites will also be completed early to prevent forest disasters.

From May to October, when forest disasters are likely, a landslide field prevention team will conduct regular on-site inspections, and evacuation sites will be preemptively informed to residents in risk areas to prevent forest damage.

Lee Chang-jun, Director of the City Greenery Division, said, “Due to climate change, the risk of forest disasters is increasing, so proactive response is crucial to minimize damage. We will do our best to protect citizens’ safety and property by focusing on early restoration of typhoon damage sites and managing erosion control facilities to reduce forest damage.”

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