Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul Focuses on Disaster Prevention... Emphasizes Creating a Safe Environment

Conducting On-Site Inspections of Disaster Risk Facilities in Preparation for Heavy Rain and Typhoons During the Monsoon Season

On the 7th, Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, personally inspected disaster-prone facilities such as construction sites, steep slopes, drainage pump stations, and pedestrian overpasses that are at risk of damage from heavy rain and typhoons ahead of the rainy season.

According to the city on the 10th, Mayor Park toured the construction site of the public parking tower, the steep slopes in the Yeonsan district, and the pedestrian overpass in front of Lotte Mart to check various disaster prevention measures for the rainy season, including whether scaffolding was properly installed, protective measures against soil erosion and collapse, and the structural safety of the overpass.

Since April 22, the city has been conducting intensive safety inspections of 72 multi-use facilities and other sites together with private experts, continuing until the 21st.

(Center) Park Hong-ryul, Mayor of Mokpo City, is inspecting disaster-risk facilities in preparation for heavy rain and typhoons during the monsoon season.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

Additionally, in the first half of 2024, the city is carrying out mandatory safety inspections for major disaster prevention targeting 389 contracted and commissioned projects ordered by the city, 539 on-site workers, 81 financially supported job projects, and 79 public-use facilities.

Separately, the city is also conducting risk assessment services through safety management specialized agencies to identify and improve various hazardous and risky factors at city-affiliated workplaces from diverse perspectives.

Mayor Park Hong-ryul emphasized disaster prevention during executive meetings and regular briefings, urging, “Thoroughly prevent safety accidents through regular and ad-hoc on-site safety inspections using checklists and other tools.”

The city is expected to continue strict management to prevent safety accidents in order to create a safe Mokpo. Efforts by Mokpo City to establish an environment where not only local residents but also tourists can safely use facilities are ongoing.

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