Daegu·Gyeongbuk Water Resources Corporation Goes All Out to Overcome COVID-19

President Park Jaehyun Visits Vulnerable Groups to Personally Distribute Masks

Jae-Hyun Park, President of Korea Water Resources Corporation (left), is distributing masks to residents of Yecheon-gun, Gyeongbuk, who are facing difficulties due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the day of tap water usage meter reading on the 18th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] On the 18th, Park Jae-hyun, President of Korea Water Resources Corporation, personally took part in distributing masks to help overcome the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

This mask distribution targeted residents of Yecheon-gun, Goryeong-gun, Bonghwa-gun, and Cheongsong-gun in the Gyeongbuk region, where Korea Water Resources Corporation operates local water supply systems and which are experiencing difficulties due to COVID-19. Masks will be sequentially provided to vulnerable households such as social welfare facilities in the respective local governments, disabled persons with mobility difficulties, and elderly people living alone.

On this day, President Park and Korea Water Resources Corporation executives and employees visited vulnerable households in Yecheon-gun on the day of water meter reading for residents, delivering masks simultaneously with the meter reading. A total of about 1,000 masks, including those delivered on this day, will be provided to Yecheon-gun.

In addition to mask distribution, Korea Water Resources Corporation is preparing various measures to support the local economy and the livelihoods of ordinary people, which have been depressed due to COVID-19. They donated a total of 50 million KRW to the Community Chest of Korea in Daegu and Gyeongbuk and provided about 50,000 bottles of drinking water to Daegu City. For small business owners and SMEs operating rest areas or stores in Korea Water Resources Corporation-owned buildings located at dams nationwide, rent will be reduced by up to 35% for up to six months.

About 300 million KRW of social contribution funds, raised through donations collected from the corporation’s executives and employees, are being supported to 128 volunteer clubs of Korea Water Resources Corporation employees to help revitalize traditional markets. Each volunteer club purchases daily necessities at local traditional markets and delivers them to vulnerable groups nearby as part of social contribution activities. They also provide 300,000 bottles of drinking water monthly to medical institutions such as the National Medical Center under the Ministry of Health and Welfare, with plans to expand support nationwide in the future.

Furthermore, to alleviate the nationwide blood supply shortage, an emergency blood donation event was held on the 21st of last month with the participation of about 100 executives and employees. March has been designated as the 'Love Relay Blood Donation Period' to support expanded company-wide participation in blood donation.

Park Jae-hyun, President of Korea Water Resources Corporation, said, "I hope that the masks, daily necessities, and donations prepared through the voluntary participation of executives and employees will be a great help to local residents," and added, "From rent reductions for small business owners to revitalizing traditional markets and company-wide relay blood donations, I hope the corporation’s efforts to overcome the COVID-19 crisis will spread as a nationwide wave of sharing."

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