economy

Different sectors of the national economy are taking scientific and practical measures to actively cope with disastrous abnormal weather.

Provincial power distribution stations of the electric power industry sector far-sightedly push ahead with the work to find out spots vulnerable to damage caused by strong wind and heavy rain and take relevant measures, including the reinforcement of the foundations of electricity pylons and power poles installed around rivers and valley streams and the installing of supporting lines.

They are pushing at the final stage the installing of electrostatic distributed lightning conductors for protecting power transmission lines and the replacement of inferior overhead earth wires and power poles.

The sector of thermal power generation removed sandy-silty soil from the beds of reservoirs in time after finishing the readjustment and repair of pumping stations and pumps. And the hydropower generation sector accurately controlled the water levels of the dams after exactly confirming expected precipitation and finished the repair of the sluice gates in a qualitative way.

The rail transport sector has technically installed lightning arresters at traction transformer substations to prevent power cuts caused by thunderbolts and meticulously carried out cyclic inspection of transformer facilities and electric car lines while responsibly repairing structures, including subgrade and tunnels, and replacing insulators.

The relevant units regularly monitor rockfall sections and dangerous landslide zones and substantially do in various styles and methods the work to make their employees fully understand the methods of and action order for coping with disasters in different situations according to the degrees of warnings and the types of disasters.

The coal-mining industry sector presses on with the work to minimize the damage from natural disasters in a far-sighted way.

The Tukjang Area Coal-mining Complex found out all the dangerous factors that could hinder production to take relevant measures. This year alone it has carried out tens of thousands of cubic metres of dredging and earth laying and thousands of square metres of stone covering.

The Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex and the Kangdong and Hamnam area coal-mining complexes have completed projects for erosion control by giving precedence to the supply of materials and the Pukchang Area Youth Coal-mining Complex and the Tokchon and Kaechon area coal-mining complexes are carrying on the building of retaining walls along rivers at the final stage.

The mining industry sector has carried out the reinforcement of embankments of tailing settling basins and refuse dumps and the improvement of streams in a substantial way in order to ensure normal production even in the rainy season.

Meanwhile, it thoroughly ensures the safety of production by steadily carrying out the readjustment of pumps needed for preventing submergence of pits and by carefully inspecting and repairing transformers and other power equipment.

The agricultural sector is also speeding up the improvement of medium and small rivers and the repair of coastal dykes, irrigation water ways and irrigation facilities.