Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam, has begun inspections of 13 underground passages in the jurisdiction, including the Towol Underground Passage in Seongsan-gu, to prepare for the upcoming rainy season and to address the risks of localized heavy rainfall and the climate crisis.
Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City, Inspects Underground Passage Site in Preparation for the Rainy Season.
On June 21, Acting Mayor Jang personally inspected water level monitoring devices, electrical facilities, drainage pump operation, and drainage channels in the underground machinery rooms of the passages.
In addition, to prevent accidents that could occur if automatic vehicle barriers fail to operate during flooding of underground passages caused by heavy rainfall in the rainy season, he thoroughly checked the proper functioning of vehicle entry barriers and electronic information boards installed at the entrances.
Jang Geumyong, Acting Mayor of Changwon Special City, stated, "As the frequency of extreme rainfall and typhoons has been increasing due to recent abnormal weather, we will continue thorough, on-site safety management of disaster-prone facilities such as underground spaces, rivers, and steep slopes."
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