Comprehensive Underground Space Safety Inspection in Chuanying District, Jilin City

To ensure the lives and property of residents are protected during the flood season, the Chuanying District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau led a comprehensive inspection of 92 underground space flood prevention facilities, materials, and responsibility implementation in the district. The inspection focused on key areas, with 12 underground spaces classified as red (high-risk), 28 as yellow (ordinary risk), and 52 as blue (low-risk). The inspection team checked for sufficient flood control facilities, supplies, and ensured proper responsibility implementation.

Key Takeaways:

• The Chuanying District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau formed an urban underground space supervision and inspection team to conduct a comprehensive inspection of 92 underground space flood prevention facilities in July 2025.
• The risk level of the 92 underground spaces in the district was divided into three levels: red (12), yellow (28), and blue (52).
• The inspection team checked for sufficient sandbags, flood barriers, and waterproof plastic sheeting, as well as the forced drainage pumps' activation, sewer ditches and rain grates' clearance, and emergency indicator lights' integrity.
• Flood control supplies, including lighting, shovels, rain gear, water pumps, and loudspeakers, were also inspected to ensure they are fully charged.
• The inspection found that key communities in low-lying areas have a strong awareness of flood prevention and adequate equipment, whereas some communities that have not suffered from floods have a weak awareness and insufficient equipment.
• The main responsible persons were summoned on-site to guide and urge the enterprises to make rectifications one by one.
• The main responsibility of underground space management units for flood prevention has been further consolidated, and the emergency response capabilities of relevant units have been effectively improved.

Statistics:

• 92 underground space flood prevention facilities were inspected.
• 12 underground spaces in the district were classified as red (high-risk), accounting for 13% of the total.
• 28 underground spaces in the district were classified as yellow (ordinary risk), accounting for 30% of the total.
• 52 underground spaces in the district were classified as blue (low-risk), accounting for 57% of the total.
• The inspection team checked for sufficient sandbags, flood barriers, and waterproof plastic sheeting for all 92 underground spaces.
• The forced drainage pumps were activated properly at all 92 underground spaces.
• Sewer ditches and rain grates were cleared at all 92 underground spaces.

Sources:

• http://www.jl.gov.cn/yaowen/202507/t20250731_3487257.html