Seogangseok, Songpa-gu Mayor, Inspects Yukgapmun and Rainwater Pump Station in Preparation for Typhoon

“One More Check” at Flood Control Facilities... Full Effort to Prevent Resident Safety Accidents

Seogangseok, Mayor of Songpa-gu: “We will thoroughly prepare for natural disasters to protect the lives and property of residents”

▲ Sequential inspection of flood prevention facilities such as Pungnap Toseong Entrance Yukgapmun and Sincheon Rainwater Pump Station

Focused management of Tancheon, Seongnaecheon, Gamicheon, Jangjicheon rivers; removal of hazardous trees such as decayed wood scheduled for early August

Visit to Sincheon Rainwater Pump Station

The monsoon season is over, but Songpa-gu is not finished yet.

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seogangseok) is conducting repeated on-site inspections to prepare for disasters caused by abnormal climate and is making every effort to prevent safety accidents among residents.

On the 26th and 27th, Mayor Seogangseok visited the Yukgapmun installed at the Pungnap Toseong entrance and the Sincheon rainwater pump station to check the preparedness status of flood prevention facilities.

Earlier, on June 27, Mayor Seo also visited flood control facilities and disaster-vulnerable households to verify the readiness for flood prevention.

Mayor Seo emphasized, “Thorough inspections and preparations are the only answer to protect residents’ safety from the increasing natural disasters,” adding, “Trained public officials will take the lead in minimizing residents’ damage through proactive responses.”

First, on the 26th, he visited the Pungnap Toseong entrance, the gatekeeper for flood prevention, and checked the equipment status through a demonstration of the operation of the Yukgapmun.

Mayor Seo reviewed whether the Han River water level at Gwangjin Bridge near the Pungnap Toseong entrance is well managed and confirmed the criteria for opening and closing the Yukgapmun according to the discharge volume from Paldang Dam during heavy rain. Currently, the district operates six Yukgapmun gates to block water from flowing into the city in case of Han River flooding.

On the 27th, he visited the Sincheon rainwater pump station to inspect its operation and instructed proactive responses to sudden flood damage caused by abnormal weather.

The Sincheon rainwater pump station, subject to inspection, has replaced six outdated high-pressure motor pumps and one measurement control device with the latest models in preparation for heavy rain. Mayor Seo received a report on the equipment replacement status at the Sincheon rainwater pump station and checked the condition of facilities such as water level gauges and sluice gates that measure flooding, urging thorough management.

Currently, Songpa-gu operates 59 ultra-powerful drainage pumps with a maximum of 1,200 horsepower across six rainwater pump stations. These played a pivotal role in preventing flood damage during the metropolitan area’s heavy rain of up to 400mm in a single day last August.

Additionally, considering the district’s characteristic of being surrounded by four rivers, meticulous river management is being implemented. Through constant patrols by the 'River Patrol Team' composed of Songpa-gu Water Management Division, Songpa-gu Facilities Management Corporation, and Songpa Police Station staff, disaster-vulnerable facilities such as structures and construction sites within the rivers are inspected, and thorough management is conducted by maintaining river facilities such as embankments and revetments and removing obstacles that hinder water flow, minimizing resident damage.

Moreover, in preparation for typhoons, street trees in the district are being inspected collectively, and decayed trees are being removed to ensure resident safety. Since July, preemptive safety inspections of hazardous trees have been conducted on 16 routes including Jamsil-ro, park walking trails, and large trees adjacent to residential areas. Based on tomography survey results, removal of hazardous trees will be completed by early August.

Mayor Seogangseok of Songpa-gu stated, “We will do our best to thoroughly prepare for disasters caused by abnormal climate to protect the lives and property of residents,” and added, “We will closely monitor weather conditions so that residents can spend the summer safely, meticulously inspect all areas, and make every effort to create a ‘Safe City Songpa.’”

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