Gangjin-gun Accelerates Preparation for Rural and Fishing Village Living Condition Improvement Project Contest

Formation of Village-specific Promotion Committees, Actively Gathering Residents' Opinions

Gangjin-gun, which is thoroughly preparing to attract the '2021 Rural Vulnerable Area Living Condition Improvement Project,' a national balanced development committee public contest project, visited an excellent village on the 24th for benchmarking advanced sites. (Photo by Gangjin-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] Gangjin County is thoroughly preparing to attract the ‘2021 Rural and Fishing Village Vulnerable Area Living Conditions Improvement Project,’ a national balanced development committee public contest project.

According to Gangjin County on the 24th, this project targets remote rural and fishing villages that have been excluded from growth benefits and is promoted to secure a safe residential environment and improve the basic quality of life for residents.

The county selected Jangdong Village in Gangjin-eup and Naedong Village in Jakcheon-myeon as target areas and held a project briefing session in early November. Village-specific promotion committees were formed, and residents’ opinions are being actively collected to discover projects needed in the villages.

On the 24th, an excellent village tour was conducted for benchmarking advanced sites. It was a valuable time to gain a practical understanding of the project and acquire success know-how, serving as an educational opportunity for residents to recognize themselves as the main agents of the project.

If finally selected for the project, up to 1.5 billion KRW in national funding can be received. Subsequently, various projects will be promoted with a total project cost of 2.1 billion KRW, including safety assurance, residential environment improvement, human care activity support, housing maintenance, and strengthening resident capabilities.

County Governor Lee Seung-ok said, “We are doing our best to improve the quality of life of residents through stable facilities and infrastructure expansion. We will actively express the necessity of improving vulnerable area conditions to ensure selection in next year’s public contest project.”

Meanwhile, the Rural and Fishing Village Vulnerable Area Living Conditions Improvement Project accepts applications until the end of this year, undergoes the first screening by Jeollanam-do in January next year, followed by a written evaluation and comprehensive evaluation by the National Balanced Development Committee in February. The final selection results will be announced in March.

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