Pyongyang, August 8 (KCNA) -- The Ministry of Urban Management of the DPRK is taking measures to rapidly restore infrastructure in the special-level disaster emergency areas.

The ministry has conducted a field survey of infrastructure networks to be restored in the flood-hit areas of North Phyongan and Jagang provinces and, at the same time, the project for restoring the damaged water supply system before anything else.

In touch with the Ministry of Chemical Industry, it has supplied necessary materials to cities and counties to completely disinfect the inundated areas.

Meanwhile, it pays attention to the supply of drinking water to the inhabitants in the flood-hit areas. -0-