Dongjak-gu, the First in the Nation to Manage Rainwater Inlets Smartly

Digitization and History Management by Assigning Unique Numbers to Individual Rainwater Inlets, Pilot Operation of 2,200 Units in Flood-Prone Sadang 1-dong This Year

Dongjak-gu (Mayor Park Il-ha) announced on the 12th that it will establish the nation's first Smart Stormwater Inlet History Management System (Smart H.M.S) for systematic management of flood prevention facilities.

Due to frequent heavy rains caused by abnormal weather patterns, the number of drainage facilities such as stormwater inlets in the area has been continuously increasing. This system aims to prepare efficient management and improvement measures to prevent flood damage in advance and ensure the safety of residents.

The Smart Stormwater Inlet History Management System (Smart H.M.S) assigns a unique number and location coordinates to each stormwater inlet, digitizing the data and enabling real-time linkage between the office and the field to manage the status and inspection history.

In particular, if a problem occurs with a stormwater inlet, any resident can report it 24 hours a day using their mobile phone by scanning the ‘NFC tag’ or ‘QR code’ attached around the facility, and the district office will implement a ‘non-stop’ administrative service to promptly address the risk factors.

Additionally, the system will accumulate data on the location, specifications, and status of stormwater inlets into big data, which will be used in the future to identify problem areas such as habitual flood zones and to develop improvement measures.

Starting this year, the district plans to pilot the system on a total of 2,200 stormwater inlets in the flood-prone area of Sadang 1-dong, verify the effectiveness of the project, incorporate any necessary improvements, and gradually expand the project area.

Last year, the district became the first autonomous district in Seoul to develop stormwater inlet strainers that prevent garbage inflow and completed installation at 551 stormwater inlets in the area.

This year, additional stormwater inlet strainers will be installed before the rainy season to prevent flooding.

Park Il-ha, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, emphasized, “The need to establish a systematic drainage facility management system for rapid on-site response has led to the introduction of the Smart Stormwater Inlet History Management System. We will continue to protect the lives and property of residents through proactive preventive management against various disasters.”

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