Flood Damage Prevention in Full Swing!... Yeongdeungpo-gu Focuses on Installing Continuous-Type Storm Drains

Installation of 'Continuous Rainwater Inlets' Five Times Larger to Prepare for Autumn Typhoons and Guerrilla Rain... Maximizing Rainwater Drainage
240 Locations Including Flood-Prone Areas, Major Arterial Roads, Traffic Hubs, and Busy Districts Targeted
Choi Hogwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, "We Will Thoroughly Prepare for Natural Disasters Caused by Climate Abnormalities to Make Yeongdeungpo Flood-Free"

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will focus on installing ‘continuous rainwater inlets’ in flood-prone areas to proactively prevent flood damage caused by autumn typhoons and guerrilla heavy rains.

Rainwater inlets are flood prevention facilities that collect rainwater from roads and residential areas and discharge it into sewer pipes. However, the standard single-unit rainwater inlets have a problem in that if fallen leaves or trash accumulate, they cannot handle large amounts of rainwater during heavy rains, which can lead to flooding of roads and buildings.

Accordingly, the district will install 240 continuous rainwater inlets, which are five times larger than regular rainwater inlets. Continuous rainwater inlets help prevent flood damage at the source by quickly draining rainwater.

Currently, the district has installed 53 continuous rainwater inlets in the Mullae-dong machinery and metal complex area, a flood-prone zone that suffered partial flood damage during the heavy rains in July. In addition, the diameter of the connecting pipes inside the rainwater inlets was replaced from the existing 250mm to 450mm to allow rainwater to flow smoothly into the sewer pipes.

As a result, despite a maximum downpour of 132.5mm caused by Typhoon ‘Khanun’ in Mullae-dong last month, not a single case of flood damage occurred.

Therefore, the district plans to allocate an additional supplementary budget and replace single-unit rainwater inlets with five-unit continuous ones by the end of the year in key traffic areas, bustling districts, and major arterial roads. In sections lacking rainwater inlets, new continuous rainwater inlets will be installed.

Furthermore, the district is implementing measures such as pruning street trees to preemptively block wide fallen leaves that clog rainwater inlets, initiating a service to analyze flood causes and establish countermeasures, operating rainwater inlet cleaning days, deploying portable water barriers, and installing backflow preventers.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “If rainwater inlets function properly, they can prevent small and large floods. As natural disasters due to climate change become frequent, we will do our best to protect the property and lives of residents through various policies to prevent flood damage.”

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