Advancing the Disaster Timeline... Mungyeong Fully Implements 'Preemptive Safety Administration'

Early Launch of Task Force Accelerates Climate Crisis Response
10 Districts, 226 Billion Won Invested
Key Phases to Be Completed by End of June

Mungyeong City is responding to natural disasters, which have become a constant threat due to climate change, with both speed and thoroughness.

The city is prioritizing the protection of citizens' lives and property by launching disaster prevention projects early and focusing its administrative capabilities on structurally reducing risk factors. To this end, the city has formed and is operating an "Early Disaster Prevention Project Task Force" led by Vice Mayor Lee Dongwook.

Mungyeong City Disaster Prevention Project Construction Site

The task force, consisting of three teams and 13 members, aims to swiftly resolve bottlenecks in project implementation such as permits and compensation negotiations, and to complete major construction phases by the end of June through on-site process management. The goal is to meticulously manage every step from planning to execution in order to maximize the effectiveness of the projects.

The scale of investment is also bold. The city is allocating 119.8 billion won to three districts for the Comprehensive Flood Disaster Zone Maintenance Project, which protects residential areas from flood damage, and 105.2 billion won to five districts for the Natural Disaster Risk Zone Improvement Project, which targets areas with a high risk of repeated damage.

In addition, to prevent secondary damage such as landslides, the city plans to invest an additional 1 billion won in two districts designated as steep slope collapse risk areas, aiming to proactively block the rapidly increasing and unpredictable disaster risks caused by recent abnormal weather events.

Yoo Hankyu, Director of the Safety and Disaster Department, stated, "We will systematically manage disaster-prone facilities that are vulnerable to climate change, proactively eliminate risk factors, and expand on-site disaster prevention projects that actively reflect residents' opinions." He added, "We will do our utmost to ensure safety that citizens can feel in their daily lives."

Mungyeong City plans to use this early implementation as an opportunity to shift the focus of disaster response from post-disaster recovery to preemptive prevention, further enhance the quality of its safety infrastructure, and accelerate its transformation into a 'safe city.'