Icheon Vice Mayor Park Jong-geun Inspects Cold Wave Response Sites

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon Vice Mayor Park Jong-geun conducted on-site inspections to protect vulnerable groups and strengthen citizen safety in preparation for the ongoing cold wave.

Vice Mayor Park issued orders for thorough advance preparation at a cold wave response meeting on the 19th to minimize damage from the prolonged cold wave.

At the meeting, Vice Mayor Park emphasized that all departments should do their utmost in continuous publicity and facility management for cold wave preparedness to prevent damage to vulnerable groups such as the elderly and homeless.

He also instructed to maintain an immediate response system when various daily life damages such as frozen water pipes occur.

On the 20th, he directly visited warm shelters within the city to inspect their operational status.

Vice Mayor Park carefully examined the heating conditions and usage conditions of the shelter and instructed enhanced management to ensure citizens can use it without inconvenience.

In particular, he instructed the establishment of publicity measures so citizens can easily learn about warm shelters operated on holidays and at night, emergency overnight evacuation centers available in urgent situations, and climate insurance systems that allow citizens affected by cold wave damage to receive compensation.

Vice Mayor Park stated, "Advance preparation is the most important factor in preventing damage from cold waves," and added, "We will do our best to implement field-centered response and comprehensive support so all citizens can safely get through the winter."