Yongsan-gu, Special Rainwater Drain Patrol Team Operates Regularly

Dedicated Workers for Intensive Management Areas to Operate Continuously for 5 Months Starting July

4 Zones, 2,014 Storm Drains Under Intensive Management

Strengthening Preemptive Surveillance of Storm Drains in Flood History and Low-Lying Risk Areas

Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Park Hee-young) will operate a 'Special Patrol Team for Storm Drains' continuously for five months starting in July to prepare for heavy rainfalls.

Despite ongoing dredging operations, storm drains are frequently blocked by discarded cigarette butts and trash, preventing them from functioning properly.

The district has designated four zones for intensive storm drain management and assigned the special patrol team to take charge of these areas.

The special patrol team consists of 12 dedicated storm drain workers who patrol the intensive management zones at least three times a week. During patrols, any storm drains clogged with various sediments are immediately dredged.

The storm drains in the intensive management zones include ▲Cheongpa-dong (Sookdaeipgu Station to Sookdaeipgu) 194 units ▲Hangang-daero (Seoul Station to the northern end of Hangang Bridge) 828 units ▲Itaewon-dong (Noksapyeong Station to Hangangjin Station) 352 units ▲Seobinggo-dong (Ichon Station to Hannam Station) 640 units, totaling 2,014 units.

District Mayor Park Hee-young said, “When cigarette butts or plastic waste block storm drains, backflow causes flooding to progress three times faster. During the rainy season, we will strengthen preemptive surveillance activities for storm drains located in areas with flood history or low-lying zones with high risk.”

Mayor Park inspected preparedness in vulnerable areas by visiting the Sinyongsan Underpass and Yongsan Stormwater Pump Station on the 20th and 23rd of last month, and low-lying and underground housing areas in Bogwang-dong and Hannam-dong on the 29th, when heavy rain began.

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