Hapcheon County Residents' Committee Launches Signature Campaign for Dam Discharge Damage Compensation

Urging "Compensation for Hapcheon Dam Discharge Damage" and "Cancellation of Hwanggang Intake Facility Installation Plan"

Residents of the Hapcheon County Residents' Countermeasure Committee are conducting a countywide signature campaign urging compensation for damages caused by dam discharge. (Photo by Hapcheon County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Hwanggang Water Intake Station Installation Opposition and Dam Discharge Damage Compensation Residents' Countermeasures Committee in Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, announced on the 28th that they will carry out a residents' signature campaign demanding compensation for damages caused by the discharge from Hapcheon Dam.

The Hapcheon Residents' Countermeasures Committee (Co-Chairmen Lee Jong-cheol and Kwon Young-sik) was launched to compensate the residents of Hapcheon-gun who suffered flood damage last month in 17 towns and townships.

They began by visiting Hapcheon Water Resources Corporation to protest, followed by visits to the Nakdong River Flood Control Office, and the damage-affected areas of Yongdam Dam and Seomjin River Dam, including Okcheon-gun in Chungbuk and Namwon-si in Jeonbuk.

They also decided to jointly respond by demanding acknowledgment of responsibility for the discharge damage and full compensation for the damages, and started activities to receive compensation for dam discharge damages.

They directly went to the site during visits by Lee Nak-yeon, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, and Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun to Hadong and Gurye-gun, to raise awareness of the severity of the flood damage suffered by Hapcheon-gun.

The Dam Management Investigation Committee formed by the Ministry of Environment has not acknowledged the damages, and the residents are moving quickly by proposing the formation of a dam management investigation committee that includes residents from the affected areas.

The Hapcheon Residents' Countermeasures Committee stated, "We are conducting a residents' signature campaign for compensation for dam discharge damages, and have submitted a request for a national investigation and clarification of the causes of flood damage to the National Assembly and political parties," adding, "We plan to unite with residents from the three dam-affected areas to accurately identify the causes of the damages."

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