[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Soo-won] Osan City announced on the 5th that it is implementing winter snow preparedness measures to ensure safe winter operations and prevent damage to residents from winter snow and other hazards.
To this end, the period from now until March 15 next year has been designated as the comprehensive countermeasures period for winter natural disasters (heavy snowfall and cold waves), and a comprehensive situation room will be operated.
The situation room will organize 13 task forces comprised of public-private-military collaboration and establish the Osan City Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, maintaining a 24-hour seamless situation management system and preparing thoroughly for heavy snowfall due to abnormal weather conditions.
Additionally, the city has currently secured 1,600 tons of non-food-grade salt and 190 tons of eco-friendly de-icing agents, and has completed inspections of 9 snow removal vehicles, 25 spreaders, and 16 snow plows.
Moreover, the city has inspected freeze-vulnerable sections on national highways, provincial roads, major arterial roads, and neighborhood streets, and has placed 359 snow removal boxes.
In particular, the city plans to organize and implement emergency duty shifts by heavy snowfall stages to quickly grasp weather conditions and actively proceed with snow removal operations.
Osan City Mayor Lee Gwon-jae stated, “Given recent abnormal weather patterns that could bring unprecedented heavy snowfall, we have thoroughly prepared snow measures to ensure citizen inconvenience and damage do not occur,” and added, “We ask citizens to make full preparations for heavy snowfall and to remain in safe locations during heavy snow events.”
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