Yeongdeok-gun Secures 19 Billion KRW in National Funds for Disaster Risk Improvement Project Selection

Promoting Disaster Prevention and Stabilization of Living Environment in Byeonggok-myeon Area

Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, has been selected for the ‘2024 Disaster Risk Improvement District Maintenance Project’ organized by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, securing 19 billion KRW in national funding. This will result in a total project cost of 38 billion KRW being invested in the disaster risk improvement project taking place in the Byeonggok-myeon area.

Yeongdeok County Office.

This project, along with the Byeonggok District Flood and Wind Disaster Living Zone project (47.7 billion KRW) and the Geumhodeul Disaster Risk Improvement District project (30.4 billion KRW) being implemented this year, is expected to greatly contribute to improving residents’ living conditions and stabilizing the living environment in major disaster-prone areas within the county.

With the confirmation of the 2024 Disaster Risk Improvement District project, works such as the installation of drainage channels and pump stations will be carried out in the habitual flood-prone areas of the Byeonggok-myeon area. Yeongdeok-gun plans to start the basic and detailed design next year and carry out the project over four years until 2027.

Accordingly, Yeongdeok-gun is committed to thoroughly preparing to ensure the project is smoothly implemented and practically beneficial to residents by actively reflecting residents’ opinions from the design stage and preventing complaints in advance.

County Governor Kim Gwang-yeol expressed gratitude to the residents for their active cooperation despite the inconveniences caused by various projects, stating, “We will invest generously in administrative and financial aspects and maintain continuous interest to cope with the diversity of natural disasters caused by climate change.”

Yeongdeok-gun suffered significant damage from four powerful typhoons in the past five years: Kong-rey in 2018, Mitag in 2019, and Maysak and Haishen in 2020.

Recognizing the importance of preparing for natural disasters in advance, Yeongdeok-gun has actively requested and persuaded the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Gyeongbuk Province to include disaster risk districts, securing a total project cost of 246.5 billion KRW to carry out nine disaster prevention projects.

Additionally, in 19 habitual flood-prone districts where disaster prevention projects cannot be implemented, 23 large-scale water pumps have been installed and operated. To prevent damage caused by coastal wave overtopping, comprehensive preventive measures such as the installation of ton bag sandbags and floodgates have been established, actively protecting residents’ lives and property and minimizing recent typhoon damage.

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