South Chungcheong Province said it issued this year's first "preemptive fine dust reduction measure" from 6 a.m. on the 15th to 6 a.m. on the 16th.
The preemptive reduction measure is a step taken to proactively cut fine dust in the public sector. It is issued if, based on the day of issuance, one of the following is met: ▲ the daily average is expected to exceed 50 ㎍/㎥ tomorrow and the day after tomorrow ▲ a "very bad" forecast for the day after tomorrow.
Accordingly, the province is implementing the following today: ▲ a public two-day rotation driving restriction ▲ intensified cleaning of priority management roads ▲ reduction measures such as adjusting operating hours of public business sites and construction sites ▲ operation of the provincial environmental mobile inspection team and joint inspection teams with cities and counties.
Along with this, the province provided guidance on ▲ action tips via TV captions ▲ mask-wearing and refraining from outdoor activities for vulnerable groups such as daycare centers, facilities for people with disabilities, and nursing homes.
However, the preemptive reduction measure does not include enforcement of restrictions on the operation of grade-5 emission vehicles and the imposition of fines, output caps at coal power plants, or mandatory reductions at business sites. The province plans to issue an emergency reduction measure if the daily average fine dust concentration on the 16th is forecast to exceed 50 ㎍/㎥.
Kim Young-myeong, head of the Environment and Forestry Bureau of South Chungcheong Province, said, "We will do our best to protect residents from fine dust," and added, "We ask residents to join us in efforts to reduce fine dust."