Damyang-gun Implements Comprehensive Measures Focused on Safety of Residents and Returning Visitors for Chuseok Holiday

Establishing a Flawless System for a Safe and Comfortable Chuseok

Over 200 Personnel in 9 Task Forces Led by the General Control Team on Emergency Duty

On the 21st, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will implement comprehensive measures to ensure that visitors returning to their hometowns during the long Chuseok holiday can have a safe and happy holiday.

The county has formed nine task forces centered around a general control team, including traffic, price stabilization, disaster and accident response, health care, resolving residents' inconveniences, tourism guidance, livestock disease control, and establishment of public service discipline. Over 200 personnel will be on emergency duty for six days.

Damyang County Governor Lee Byung-no is conducting an on-site inspection at Changpyeong Temporary Market before Chuseok. [Photo by Damyang County]

In addition, the county is operating an on-site inspection week before the Chuseok holiday to conduct thorough inspections of multi-use facilities, fire-vulnerable facilities, roads, construction sites, and transportation convenience facilities.

The Disaster Comprehensive Situation Room will operate 24-hour emergency duty to respond immediately to any disasters, accidents, or incidents during the Chuseok holiday.

Also, an emergency medical response situation room, on-duty medical institutions, and duty pharmacies will be operated to ensure there are no gaps in medical care during the holiday period.

Focus is also placed on traffic and price stabilization measures.

The Special Transportation Measures Situation Room will manage vehicle traffic during the holiday, and the Price Stabilization Task Force will ensure the safety of residents and visitors by managing the supply and price stabilization of essential goods and monitoring origin labeling.

The task force for resolving inconveniences for residents and visitors will promote focused collection of household waste, operate a comprehensive task force for the county cemetery, and run a water and sewage inconvenience reporting center to minimize discomfort during the holiday.

To create a safe tourism environment, environmental maintenance of tourist sites in preparation for Chuseok has been undertaken, and on Chuseok day, outdoor facilities at Juknokwon, Metaland, Soswaewon, and Gamagol Ecological Park will be open free of charge.

Furthermore, consolation goods will be delivered to all social welfare facilities and low-income households in the area to foster a warm holiday atmosphere of sharing, and a quarantine measures situation room will be operated to block livestock diseases through prompt initial quarantine actions.

County Governor Lee Byeong-no said, “We will thoroughly implement comprehensive measures so that visitors and tourists coming to Damyang during the golden holiday can have a safe and comfortable holiday.”

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