Damyang-gun Secures 100 Billion Won in National Budget for Next Year

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 7th that it has secured 100 billion KRW in national funding for next year, including the National Korean Garden Culture Center, to secure growth momentum for a sustainable self-reliant ecological city.

The county has continuously made multifaceted efforts by visiting central government departments and the National Assembly, centered on Governor Choi Hyung-sik, to secure national funding for key projects.

The major new national funding projects include ▲Construction of the National Korean Garden Culture Center (total project cost 19.6 billion KRW) ▲Development of alternative water sources (11.1 billion KRW) ▲High-quality rice distribution activation project (10.5 billion KRW) ▲Urban regeneration recognition project (8.3 billion KRW) ▲Construction of a complex cultural center in the industrial complex (4.1 billion KRW) ▲Basic living base development project in Gasamunhak-myeon (4 billion KRW) ▲Development restriction zone support project (2.7 billion KRW) ▲Creation of a complex cultural space at the Bamboo Museum (1.9 billion KRW) ▲Improvement of living conditions in vulnerable rural and fishing areas (1.6 billion KRW) ▲Creation of a cultural and artistic space at Bonganjeong Miso (400 million KRW) ▲City and county capacity building project (400 million KRW), etc.

Among them, the National Korean Garden Culture Center is a project that will invest 19.6 billion KRW to create garden research buildings, classrooms, greenhouses, test plots, practice fields, and exhibition gardens on a 70,000㎡ area around the Bamboo Ecological Park in Geumseong-ri, Geumseong-myeon, with the goal of completion in 2024 and plans to start the project soon.

In addition, provincial funding projects secured include ▲Creation of an elevated cultural tourism park within the advanced cultural complex (1.5 billion KRW) ▲Creation of the Hanjaegol Forest Play Center (800 million KRW) ▲Low-fat Hanwoo brand promotion project (1.9 billion KRW) ▲Small-scale water facility improvement projects in Jeonggok, Simun, and Hakdong (700 million KRW), among others.

A county official said, “Given the poor financial conditions of rural and fishing areas, securing national and provincial funds plays a crucial role in securing county resources. Therefore, we plan to actively pursue national funding for 2022 by early identifying priority projects and aligning with the budget schedule.”

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