Flood alarm: Kötschach-Mauthen relies on new protective measures!

Flood alarm: Kötschach-Mauthen relies on new protective measures!

Kötschach-Mauthen, Österreich - The municipality of Kötschach-Mauthen in Carinthia faces drastic measures for flood protection. In the past, the Schießhüttenbach and the Forstgartenbach in particular had repeatedly led to threatening floods. In order to be able to better counter future flood events, extensive construction and the expansion to HQ100 level are planned. This measure aims to defuse future floods and to significantly increase security for residents. So reports Klick-kaernten.at .

extensive investments

In order to ensure flood protection, the district of Völkermarkt is invested in natural retention areas. Property owners in the affected flood area have the opportunity to replace their areas, whereby almost 200,000 square meters of replacement are provided for the Velach. The disaster protection officer Fellner emphasizes that these projects ensure across generations and significantly reduce the risk of settlement areas.

Kötschach-Mauthen is not only a formative place in Carinthia, but also a strategic traffic junction. The market town is located on the border between the Gailtal and the Carnic Alps and offers access to important road connections. Due to the planned measures for flood protection, the already beautiful region should become even more secure and attractive for residents and tourists, which could also benefit the economic development. This is underlined by Wikipedia , where the economic importance of the region in wood processing and tourism is emphasized.