The Jeonnam Regional Headquarters of the Korea Rural Community Corporation (Head Jo Young-ho) will invest 7.1 billion KRW this year in the reservoir disaster prevention measurement project for proactive response to natural disasters.
According to the Jeonnam Headquarters on the 18th, the "Disaster Prevention Measurement Project" is a project to install ICT-based measurement facilities on reservoirs and embankments of breakwaters, aiming to detect risk factors early through real-time monitoring.
The embankment displacement meter is a facility that measures the deformation of the embankment slope in real time and issues alerts and warnings. There are 22 installations in Jeonnam. [Photo by Rural Development Administration Jeonnam]
Since 2003, a total of 249 measurement facilities have been installed through the disaster prevention measurement project.
The Jeonnam Headquarters installs seismic accelerometers at 10 reservoir dams with a capacity of over 5 million cubic meters, and installs embankment leakage meters at 189 reservoirs with a total storage capacity of over 300,000 tons and 28 breakwaters with a tidal capacity (the amount of tide flowing into reclaimed land at the highest high tide) of over 5 million tons, to measure groundwater levels and identify vulnerable leakage sections on dam crests.
In addition, embankment displacement meters are installed at 22 reservoirs with a total storage capacity between 50,000 and 300,000 tons and embankment heights of 14 meters or more, to measure and provide early warnings of deformation on embankment slopes in real time.
This year, the Jeonnam Headquarters plans to invest a total of 7.1 billion KRW to install embankment leakage meters in 16 districts, and additionally install various measurement equipment such as CCTV, rain gauges, and flow meters to build an integrated measurement system for disaster preparedness.
In particular, as extreme weather events due to recent climate change have become frequent, the policy is to ensure thorough management of existing installed facilities and continuously expand and add measurement equipment to ensure efficient facility operation for disaster management.
Head Jo Young-ho said, "In the past, rapid damage recovery was prioritized to quickly return to daily life after a disaster occurred, but recently, with large-scale disasters occurring, prevention-focused preparedness has become equally important. By focusing on preparedness and meticulously building a smart integrated system enhanced with digital technology, we will concentrate on minimizing human and property damage caused by heavy rain and abnormal climate."
Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong baekok@asiae.co.kr
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