Chungnam, Government-Level Management of 'Livestock Odor Issue in Naepo New Town'

[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The livestock odor problem in Naepo New Town will be managed at the government level.

According to Chungnam Province on the 4th, Naepo New Town, including Hongseong and Yesan counties, was included this year as a target area for the Ministry of Environment's national agenda project "Ensuring Environmental Safety and Resolving Living Inconveniences."

Naepo New Town has 307 livestock farms within a 5 km radius, raising about 640,000 animals. Because of this, residents have continuously filed complaints about livestock odors since the new town was developed.

However, the province expects that these odor complaints will be significantly alleviated once national-level odor management begins in earnest.

First, for Naepo New Town, the Ministry of Environment and others plan to implement ▲odor reduction technology support for odor-emitting businesses ▲special training for business owners and operators ▲and surveys on local residents' awareness of odors.

Additionally, taking this national agenda selection as an opportunity to accelerate solving the odor problem, the province plans to establish and implement a joint livestock odor reduction plan through a joint task force with Chungnam Province, Hongseong County, and Yesan County.

Kim Chan-bae, Director of the Climate and Environment Bureau, said, "With the selection of the national agenda target area, the livestock odor problem in Naepo New Town has emerged as a national issue. We will work effectively with the government to reduce the livestock odor, which was an obstacle to the designation of the innovation city, and improve the residential environment of Naepo New Town."

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