Pohang City Actively Addresses Citizens' Concerns! ... Regarding Pohang-Induced Earthquake Litigation

Resolving Litigation Questions... Urgent Production and Distribution of Q&A Booklet

Alleviating Citizen Inconvenience Such as Document Issuance, Operation of Information Center

Pohang City is urgently producing a Q&A booklet in response to ongoing inquiries from citizens regarding the Pohang-induced earthquake lawsuit and will distribute it through eup, myeon, and dong administrative welfare centers.

Pohang City Actively Addresses Citizens' Questions Regarding the Pohang-Induced Earthquake Lawsuit.

Following the court's recognition of mental damages in the civil lawsuit filed by residents affected by the November 15 Pohang-induced earthquake against the geothermal power project consortium and the state, inquiries from citizens wishing to participate in the lawsuit have continued.

Accordingly, Pohang City is preparing to operate an information center to alleviate citizens' inconveniences such as issuing required documents, and has urgently distributed the "Q&A Booklet Related to the Pohang-Induced Earthquake Lawsuit" to address citizens' questions and provide basic information.

Since the November 15 earthquake, the city launched the Pohang Earthquake Geothermal Power Joint Research Team, composed of earthquake experts and citizen representatives, to clarify the connection between the geothermal power project and the Pohang earthquake.

Additionally, through proposals to the government and the National Assembly, the city succeeded in enacting a special earthquake law to identify the cause and responsibility of the earthquake and to provide relief for victims, laying the groundwork for winning this civil lawsuit. The statute of limitations for damages, originally three years under civil law, was extended to five years and is now enforced following Pohang City's active proposals accepted by the government.

Moreover, the Pohang 11·15 Induced Earthquake Citizens' Countermeasure Committee, launched through voluntary citizen participation, has worked for fact-finding, punishment of responsible parties, and victim relief through national petitions for the special law, rallies in Seoul, and various statements.

The 1st Civil Division of the Daegu District Court Pohang Branch recognized the causal relationship between the Pohang earthquake and the geothermal power project and ruled that compensation must be paid to individuals residing in Pohang on November 15, 2017, and February 11, 2018.

Compensation was calculated at 3 million KRW per person for those who experienced both major earthquakes and 2 million KRW for those who experienced only one of the two. The statute of limitations for the damages claim expires on March 20, 2024.

Inquiries related to the earthquake damage lawsuit can be made by phone.

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