Haenam-gun Unveils 96 New Projects to Drive Regional Development

Haenam County held a report meeting on national treasury requests and the discovery of mid- to long-term strategic projects. (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 29th that it held a 2022 national treasury request and mid- to long-term strategic project discovery report meeting on the 25th and has begun securing national treasury funds to ensure the smooth promotion of local pending projects.

The national treasury support request projects for Haenam-gun in 2022 consist of 155 new and ongoing projects worth 631.7 billion KRW, with a large number of 96 new projects driving regional development attracting attention.

In particular, Haenam-gun is actively working to discover projects that align with government policies and can maximize Haenam's comparative advantage resources in order to proactively respond to budget securing by newly discovering mid- to long-term strategic projects as central government pending projects that will serve as growth engines.

To this end, the county decided to proactively respond to securing national treasury budgets by focusing on discovering projects such as attracting national institutions and national projects, Haenam-type New Deal projects, large-scale national SOC projects, and projects that will serve as a foundation for the continuous growth of agriculture, livestock, and fisheries.

At the discovery report meeting held on the 25th, detailed statuses and promotion plans of projects by each department and division were discussed, and newly discovered major new projects include the Disaster Safety Experience Center construction project (12 billion KRW), National Agricultural Research Complex for Climate Change establishment (138.5 billion KRW), Eoranjin National Fishing Port expansion project (50 billion KRW), Home Meal Replacement Integrated Center establishment (5 billion KRW), Food Specialization Complex District 2 wastewater treatment facility (7 billion KRW), Bukil?Doam Local Road No. 55 facility improvement (42.3 billion KRW), Virtual Reality Comprehensive Battery Training Ground construction (20 billion KRW), and Smart Remote Metering System construction project (7.9 billion KRW).

The county plans to finalize the discovered projects through 2nd and 3rd report meetings and make every effort to secure national treasury budgets through consultations with the relevant ministries starting early next year.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “Following the policy to proactively respond to national treasury request projects to prepare long-term development engines for Haenam, we held the national treasury request project discovery report meeting ahead of schedule,” and added, “We will prepare detailed project plans to secure the feasibility and persuasiveness of the discovered projects so that they can be actively reflected in the national treasury.”

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