Gwangju City Secures 13.3 Billion Won in National Funding for Yeonsan District Drainage Improvement Project

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 16th that the Yeonsan district, which had suffered frequent flooding damage during localized heavy rains, was selected as a beneficiary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' 2020 Drainage Improvement Project, securing 13.3 billion KRW in national funding.

With this project selection, 152 hectares of farmland in Yeonsan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, and Guso-dong, Nam-gu, areas that had been repeatedly damaged by flooding, will benefit.

Gwangju City plans to invest 13.3 billion KRW in national funds to carry out detailed design after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs completes the basic survey, aiming for completion in 2024 by improving drainage channels and installing drainage gates.

The drainage improvement project is a fully nationally funded initiative targeting lowlands of 50 hectares or more that repeatedly suffer flood damage. It involves maintaining drainage channels and installing pumping stations to prevent disasters in advance and improve the farming environment, thereby increasing farm income.

Since it is a fully national-funded project, competition among local governments to be designated as new districts is intense, and due to the nature of the project, it is generally selected mainly for rural areas (agricultural promotion zones) at the city or county level.

Gwangju City made repeated visits to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to explain the feasibility and build consensus for project selection to resolve issues such as flood prevention and farming environment improvement of the farmland, ultimately achieving designation as a new district.

In February, Gwangju City also secured 4 billion KRW in national funding by newly designating the Yogiji district in Gwangsan-gu for the ‘Water Facility Repair Project,’ which repairs agricultural water channels and drainage channels, and is currently promoting repair and reinforcement of water and drainage channels.

Kim Hyun-jung, head of the Life Agriculture Division of the city, said, “Once the Yeonsan district drainage improvement project is completed, damage caused by frequent flooding of farmland in Yeonsan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, and Guso-dong, Nam-gu will be prevented, the farming environment will improve, and it will contribute to increasing farm income.”

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