“Delayed snow removal” Evolution of Seo Jeong-hyup

On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 8th, Seo Jeong-hyup, acting mayor of Seoul, is giving a briefing to announce the position of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. [사진 서울시청=뉴시스]

On the 6th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government acknowledged and apologized for the unusual lack of acting as the mayor of Seoul Mayor Seo Jeong-hyup for criticism of the delay in responding to heavy snowfall. It seems that the criticism that the worst traffic disruption occurred in various parts of the city due to heavy snow on the way home from the city’s insolvent response on the 6th seems to have evolved on a date.

On the 8th, acting agency Seo held an online briefing and said, “On the evening of the 6th, the snow-removing work was not properly carried out due to a sudden snowfall of up to 13.7 cm of snow accumulated in the evening of 3 years. Even so, we deeply apologize for causing great inconvenience and concern to citizens.”

It is explained that the snowplow did not function properly because it was working at a normal level, but it fell a lot of snow for a short period of time, and it was intertwined with the time to go home. According to the city of Seoul, 7cm of heavy snow fell for an hour, especially in the southern regions of Geumcheon, Seocho, and Gangnam-gu. The city of Seoul admitted that it was insufficient to cope under adverse conditions, saying, “I sprayed calcium chloride in advance.

Citizens are pushing cars on the road near Samseong Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 6th, when the heavy snow warning went into effect throughout Seoul. yunhap news

Substitute Seo announced that he would prepare various disaster scenarios and rearrange the disaster prevention manuals such as heavy snow and cold waves and the disaster system of Seoul from the origin.

When it comes to heavy snow, the plan is to shift from post-snow removal measures, which are removed when it snows, to precautionary measures to prepare before it snows. To this end, it has announced that it will introduce a snow removal detection system for areas with frequent accidents and vehicle congestion, and a snow removal system that releases thermal energy when the temperature drops. It is also planning to speed up the introduction of small snow removal equipment so that snow removal agent can be applied to roads and alleys where snow removal equipment is difficult to enter.

“We have completed the snow removal work for 89% of the roads and 78% of the sidewalks,” said Seo added. .

Some pointed out that the response was delayed due to the personnel of the road management manager who oversees the snow removal work, dismissed, saying, “The date of the personnel announcement was the last 8th, so it is not directly related to him.”

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