Wando-gun Accelerates Efforts to Establish Marine Healing Center

Holding the Mid-Term Report Meeting for Basic and Detailed Design Services

Aerial view of the Marine Healing Center, consisting of one basement floor and two above-ground floors, located in Sinri, Sinji-myeon, Wando-gun (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 6th that it held an interim report meeting for the basic and detailed design service of the marine healing center construction project, the first of its kind in the nation, on the 29th of last month.

At the meeting, discussions were held regarding securing the safety of the building considering its coastal location, protection against salt damage, and seawater intake methods in the event of sea level rise and typhoon invasions.

The Wando Marine Healing Center will be equipped with various marine healing therapy facilities that utilize marine resources to promote health, and will play a pivotal role in the marine healing industry by fostering specialized personnel and managing marine healing resources.

The total project cost is 32 billion KRW, and it will be constructed on a site in Sinri, Sinji-myeon, Wando-gun, with one basement floor and two above-ground floors.

The basement will house storage facilities for marine healing resources such as seaweed and seawater, the first floor will feature various pools and therapy facilities including seawater pools for hydrotherapy and outdoor pools freely accessible to tourists.

The second-floor healing space will include various therapy facilities for professional disease treatment such as musculoskeletal care, immune management, stress relief, and metabolic syndrome management.

A Wando-gun official stated, “After reflecting the results of the interim report meeting and supplementing the design, we plan to proceed with consultations with the Public Procurement Service and the Ministry of Economy and Finance in May. We aim to start construction in October and complete the project by October next year.”

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