Korea Water Resources Corporation Donates Masks to Support Shinan-gun's COVID-19 Recovery

Korea Water Resources Corporation Yeongsan River and Seomjin River Basin Headquarters and Jeonnam Regional Cooperation Team donated 680 masks to the Sinan County Welfare Foundation to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Sinan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ki-woon] The Yeongsan River and Seomjin River Basin Headquarters of Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water) under the Ministry of Environment, along with the Jeonnam Regional Cooperation Group, announced on the 1st that they donated 680 masks (worth 1.5 million KRW) to the Shinan-gun Welfare Foundation on the 28th of last month to prevent and curb the spread of COVID-19.

This donation was raised by employees pooling their funds together to share difficulties with the residents of Shinan-gun amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, while promoting a modernization project to replace aging water pipes in cooperation with Shinan-gun.

Choi Deung-ho, head of the Yeongsan River and Seomjin River Basin Headquarters of Korea Water Resources Corporation, stated, “The donation was made with funds collected by employees to overcome COVID-19 early and to become a public enterprise that works together with the local community,” adding, “We will continue to practice ongoing love-sharing and volunteer work.”

In response, the Shinan-gun Welfare Foundation expressed sincere gratitude, saying, “We are truly thankful for the support not only for the project supplying clean tap water to Shinan-gun but also for helping residents who are struggling due to COVID-19.”

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