Jeonnam Province Secures 80.8 Billion Won in Special Grants for Heavy Rain Damage Recovery... Gurye-gun Receives 17.6 Billion Won

Record Largest Scale... Main Office 33.7 Billion, 10 Special Disaster Areas 47.1 Billion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeollanam-do announced that it has secured 80.8 billion KRW in special grants for the permanent restoration of facilities damaged by the heavy rains in July and August.

This special grant was decided by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to support disaster recovery costs for local governments declared as special disaster areas due to severe damage caused by the heavy rains. A total of 312.5 billion KRW was allocated to 11 metropolitan local governments nationwide.

Based on the total amount allocated, Jeonnam received 80.8 billion KRW, followed by Chungbuk with 48.7 billion KRW, Jeonbuk 47.2 billion KRW, Gangwon 36.5 billion KRW, Chungnam 35.4 billion KRW, Gyeongnam 30.6 billion KRW, Gyeonggi 21.2 billion KRW, and Gwangju 10.1 billion KRW, among others.

The Jeollanam-do allocation, totaling a record 80.8 billion KRW, includes 33.7 billion KRW for the provincial office and allocations by city and county: Gurye-gun 17.6 billion KRW, Damyang-gun 9.2 billion KRW, Hwasun-gun 5.0 billion KRW, Jangseong-gun 3.9 billion KRW, Gokseong-gun 3.9 billion KRW, Naju-si 3.7 billion KRW, and Yeonggwang-gun 2.4 billion KRW, accounting for 26% of the nationwide allocation.

Due to the recent heavy rains, Jeonnam suffered extensive damage including 2,275 public facilities, 2,401 houses, and 7,957 hectares of farmland, requiring a budget of 950.4 billion KRW solely for disaster recovery costs.

Although 777.9 billion KRW in national funds will be provided, local funds matching this amount require an additional 71.1 billion KRW from the provincial government and 101.3 billion KRW from city and county governments. The securing of this special grant is expected to ease the local financial burden.

Myeong Changhwan, Director of Planning and Coordination at Jeollanam-do, said, “Despite the difficulties caused by the overlapping crises of COVID-19, heavy rains, and typhoon damage, receiving the largest-ever special grant will greatly assist the finances of the province and local governments. We will continue to advocate to the government and National Assembly for realistic restoration costs for private facilities and minimize residents’ inconvenience through permanent damage recovery.”

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