Hapcheon County Council Passes Resolution Condemning Nakdong River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan, Vows to Resist Hwanggang Water Intake Source to the End

Determined to Resist Until the End at Hwanggang Water Intake Source

On the 20th, Hapcheon County council members passed a resolution condemning the Nakdong River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan at the Hapcheon County Council. (Photo by Hapcheon County Council)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Hapcheon County Council in Gyeongnam opened the 246th extraordinary session on the morning of the 20th, officially beginning the legislative activities of the second half of the 8th term.

On this day, the county council adopted a “Resolution Condemning the Nakdong River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan for the Selection of Hwanggang Water Intake Source.”

This comes as the “Nakdong River Basin Integrated Water Management Plan,” which was canceled in 1996 due to opposition from Hapcheon residents and public opinion that it was not a fundamental measure to improve the water quality of the Nakdong River, is being reconsidered.

Recognizing recent movements by related government departments, the county council took immediate action by expressing condemnation and opposition.

In the resolution, the county council stated, “The Hwanggang water intake plan, which threatens the living grounds of Hapcheon County, deprives Hwanggang of its original function responsible for the self-purification of the Nakdong River’s water quality. It is an act that tramples on the future development potential of Hapcheon County, which is based on agriculture and livestock farming, due to a shortage of agricultural water. We will resist the Hwanggang water intake plan to the end for the survival of Hapcheon residents.”

Accordingly, the Hapcheon County Council expressed strong regret to the Ministry of Environment and Busan City, stating that this is not regional selfishness but a matter of survival for Hapcheon County.

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