Byeongpungdo, Jeungdo-myeon, Sinan-gun Selected for 'Saetteul Village Contest Project'

Every October, the Celosia Festival is held in Byeongpung 1-ri, Jeungdo-myeon, Sinan-gun (Photo by Sinan-gun).

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Sinan-gun, Jeonnam Province (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 5th that Byeongpung 1-ri in Jeungdo-myeon was selected through a public contest for the ‘2020 Vulnerable Area Living Conditions Improvement Project’ (hereinafter referred to as Saetteul Village), promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry under the National Balanced Development Committee, to ensure the basic living standards of marginalized and underdeveloped local residents.

Byeongpung 1-ri is an island village connected only by boat routes, where infrastructure has deteriorated due to sea winds and other factors, requiring maintenance of paths and safety facilities.

The selected Saetteul Village project will secure a total budget of 1.8 billion KRW (75% national funds, 9% provincial funds) by 2022 to expand the village’s infrastructure, including paving paths, drainage maintenance, parking lots and small parks, streetlight maintenance, and introduction of a wireless broadcasting system. Additionally, living and hygiene conditions will be greatly improved through demolition of vacant houses, slate roof repairs, and improvements to traditional toilets.

With the improvement of living conditions on Byeongpung Island, it is expected that the recently established Korean Santiago Pilgrimage Route ‘Miracle of the 12 Apostles Chapel’ and the ‘Celosia Festival’ held every October, which attract many visitors, will be further revitalized.

Governor Park Woo-ryang stated, “We will continue to actively respond to central government public contest projects to resolve inconveniences for residents in vulnerable villages and create clean and safe villages.”

With this, the Saetteul Villages in Sinan-gun now total three locations, including Dangsa-do in Amtae-myeon and Garan-do in Aphae-eup, which were previously selected.

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