Residents of Gwangyang Demand Measures Against Substation Damage... Claim 70 Cancer Patients Occurred

KEPCO and Gwangyang City Demand Undergrounding of High-Voltage Towers... Will Continue to Fight

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Damage Countermeasure Committee, claiming damages caused by the large-scale substation installed in the area of Jukrim-ri, Gwangyang-eup, Gwangyang City, held a press conference the day before yesterday and strongly urged Gwangyang City to actively prepare countermeasures for residents' damages, criticizing the city for neglecting the residents' damages caused by the substation installation.

The committee is composed of residents from Jukrim-ri, Sagok-ri, and Eokman Village in Gwangyang City, and the residents appealed, "Due to about 40 high-voltage steel towers, aerial spraying is impossible, night cultivation farms have been abandoned, and land sales are not taking place, causing significant damage to property rights."

They further claimed, "Due to stress from the transmission tower damage issue, more than 70 cancer patients have occurred, of which 60 have died and 10 are currently battling the disease."

The committee strongly criticized, "Residents are bearing the damages caused by the substation installation alone, but Korea Electric Power Corporation and Gwangyang City are neglecting the situation, turning the once peaceful village into a valley of death."

Accordingly, the committee demanded from Korea Electric Power Corporation ▲ undergrounding of high-voltage steel towers ▲ conducting a magnetic field impact survey to understand the effects on residents' health ▲ investigation and disclosure of property damage near the Gwangyang substation.

They urged Gwangyang City to "move away from passive administration and actively consult with residents on damage countermeasures, and ensure that all investigations allow participation of investigators recommended by the committee."

The committee stated that if the above conditions are not accepted, they will request the relocation of the substation and declared, "We will carry out an indefinite one-person protest in front of the Blue House, National Assembly, and Korea Electric Power Corporation in cooperation with local residents suffering similar damages."

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