Visit to the Snow Removal Forward Base
Inspection of Equipment Operation and Management Status
The city of Jinju in South Gyeongsang Province announced on December 3 that, ahead of the full onset of winter, it had conducted a preliminary inspection of the "Road Management Material Warehouse (Snow Removal Forward Base)" located in Myeongseok-myeon, reviewing the "Winter Road Snow Removal Measures and Management Status."
The "Road Management Material Warehouse" is equipped with key snow removal materials such as 323 tons of eco-friendly de-icing agents and calcium chloride (including 38 tons stocked in towns and villages), sand, as well as five snow removal vehicles and related equipment, in preparation for road icing and snowfall during the winter. On this day, Mayor Cho Gyuil and other city officials thoroughly checked the deployment status of equipment and materials at the forward base, as well as the operational and management conditions of the equipment.
Mayor Cho Gyuil is conducting a preliminary inspection of winter road snow removal measures and management status.
Jinju City has designated the period from November 15 of this year to March 15 of next year as the winter snow removal countermeasure period. During this time, the city plans to maintain an emergency work system and establish a rapid response system according to weather advisories, aiming to minimize inconvenience to citizens and focus all efforts on disaster prevention.
In addition, the city will strengthen preliminary inspections, especially at 16 habitual icing sections, including major vulnerable and mountain pass areas within its jurisdiction. If necessary, snow removal materials and equipment will be rapidly deployed from the Road Management Material Warehouse to prevent accidents caused by road icing.
Mayor Cho stated, "We will ensure the safety of citizens from winter disasters by securing sufficient snow removal equipment and materials, and by providing a perfect and prompt on-site response." He also urged staff to make thorough preparations to minimize inconvenience to citizens.
Meanwhile, the city has enhanced its disaster response system through real-time monitoring. By November, Jinju had installed 10 CCTV cameras in nine locations, including rural roads that are vulnerable to icing and urban roads that are prone to frequent flooding and have heavy traffic, addressing the challenge of quickly responding to areas where real-time weather monitoring is difficult.
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