Yongin Completes Flood Recovery at 34 of 43 Sites from Last Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Yongin City announced on the 30th that the progress rate of flood recovery work on streams throughout the city, including Cheongwon Small Stream in Baekam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, has reached 93.8%.

As of the 29th, 34 of 43 sites damaged by floods last year have been completed, and 8 sites nearing completion are expected to be finished in April. In May, the city plans to complete work on Hancheon Stream as well, aiming to finish all river flood recovery throughout the city before the rainy season begins.

The city is accelerating construction by concentrating manpower and equipment even on weekends and holidays to complete the project by May, one month ahead of the originally planned June completion date. This is the fastest progress among seven cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province designated as special disaster areas.

In connection with this, Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-gi visited flood recovery sites in Baekam-myeon area on March 2nd and urged, "Please speed up the stream recovery to be completed before the rainy season begins so residents do not face inconvenience."

A city official said, "We will promptly complete the river recovery in areas affected by last year's floods so citizens can safely spend the summer," and added, "Going forward, we will directly visit and address areas where citizens experience inconvenience."

Meanwhile, these sites are using eco-friendly construction methods utilizing vegetation blocks and natural stones instead of concrete retaining walls in consideration of the city's policy for an eco-friendly ecological city, and used equipment and materials from local companies to contribute to the regional economy.