Gyeonggi Province Announces Results of Comprehensive Natural Disaster Management Evaluation

In the '2015 Comprehensive Natural Disaster Management Evaluation' conducted by Gyeonggi Province, Paju City received the highest award, Namyangju City and Yongin City received excellence awards, and Pyeongtaek City, Icheon City, and Uijeongbu City received encouragement awards.

The Disaster and Safety Headquarters (Director Kang Tae-seok) announced the results on the 5th, which comprehensively evaluated summer preparedness evaluation (40%), winter preparedness evaluation (30%), and disaster management status evaluation (30%).

The six cities and counties selected as outstanding agencies, including Paju City, received consistently high scores across all evaluation items, including regional emergency operation center management, situation management systems, casualty prevention measures, disaster management department capacity evaluation, and road snow removal and material procurement status.

Award-winning cities and counties will receive incentive project funds of 500 million won for the highest award, 300 million won each for excellence awards, and 200 million won each for encouragement awards, and will be commended by the provincial governor.

An official from the Disaster and Safety Headquarters stated, "The comprehensive natural disaster management evaluation contributes to enhancing disaster prevention and preparedness capacity against natural disasters through incentive support and fair competition."