Private Experts Join Efforts to Improve Illegal River and Valley Facilities... Discussing Safety Measures

Site Visit to Gwacheon with Private Sector Experts
Illegal Commercial Facilities to Be Improved by End of June

Private sector experts will also support the government's ongoing efforts to improve illegal facilities along rivers and valleys.

On June 23, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that, together with the Central Safety Management Public-Private Cooperation Committee, it visited Gwanmuncheon in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province to inspect the status of illegal facility improvements.

The Central Safety Management Public-Private Cooperation Committee is a statutory consultative body that oversees public-private cooperation in the field of disaster and safety management. It provides support activities in disaster situations based on expertise in various sectors.

On this day, Kim Yongkyun, Director of the Natural Disaster Division at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, visited the site with Choi Seongpil, the civilian co-chair (head of the Korean Red Cross), and experts from the committee specializing in architecture, gas, and electricity. Together, they discussed measures to ensure safety during the demolition of illegal facilities.

They also sought ways to secure water flow and flood control safety during heavy rainfall, and considered measures for facility management and visitor safety to prevent accidents even after the improvements are completed.

In anticipation of the peak summer season for leisure visitors and the upcoming period of heavy rainfall, the government, together with local governments, is prioritizing the improvement of illegal commercial facilities until the end of this month.

Director Kim stated, "We will mobilize all public and private sector capabilities to improve illegal facilities so that rivers and valleys, which are valuable public assets for all of us, can be fully returned to the people."

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