Guro-gu, Comprehensive Inspection of Rivers and Flood Control Facilities

Inspection of 60 Key Sites Including Major Rivers, Rainwater Pumping Stations, Temporary Pumping Stations, and Sluices in Preparation for Thawing Season and Flood Damage

Guro-gu announced on the 18th that it will conduct a comprehensive inspection of major rivers and flood control facilities to prepare for the thawing season and flood damage.

The inspection targets include △ five locations along Anyangcheon, Mokgamcheon, Dorimcheon, Oryucheon, and Yeokgokcheon totaling 17.27 kilometers (km) △ eight rainwater pumping stations △ sixteen temporary pumping stations △ thirty-one sluices (85 gates), totaling 60 sites.

Since the end of February, Guro-gu has formed an inspection team composed of experts and public officials to carry out the first round of inspections.

During the first inspection, which runs until March 25, flood control facilities such as rainwater pumping stations, temporary pumping stations, sluices, and rivers will be the focus. Minor issues will be addressed immediately on-site, and those requiring more time will be repaired by the 25th of next month.

If repairs are difficult to complete before the start of the main rainy season, a separate maintenance plan will be established and implemented.

In addition, aiming to prevent safety accidents and ensure construction quality, an annual inspection plan for sewage facilities and sewage construction sites is being established and implemented.

Preparations are underway to inspect sewage facilities such as rectangular sewer boxes, sewer pipes, and rainwater inlets during the thawing season in March, the rainy season in April, and the typhoon season in August. Joint inspections of sewage construction sites with external experts will be conducted once every half-year in May and September.

Furthermore, on the 25th, Eom Uisik, Acting Mayor of Guro-gu, plans to personally visit and inspect one of the major facilities for flood prevention, the rectangular sewer box.

A Guro-gu official stated, “Preventing safety accidents is more important than managing them afterward,” and added, “We will create a safe Guro-gu through continuous and thorough management of infrastructure closely related to residents’ lives.”

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