Completion of Designated Small Stream Maintenance in Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun

1 Billion Won Invested in Drainage Maintenance and Embankment Paving to Proactively Respond to Farmland Flooding and Weather Anomalies

After the maintenance work on the designated small river in Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun, riverbed protection construction completed

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it has completed the ‘Chahwang-myeon Designated Small Stream Maintenance Project’ to prepare for damage caused by abnormal weather such as farmland flooding.

The county has maintained the designated small stream in Yanggok-ri, Chahwang-myeon, with a budget of about 1 billion KRW since February this year to respond to recent consecutive abnormal weather including a long rainy season.

The designated small stream maintenance project is a project to maintain a small stream about 1 km long, including expanding drainage channels, removing water flow obstacles, and embankment paving.

Earlier, in September this year, the county completed the small stream maintenance project in Jayang Village, Jayang-ri, Danseong-myeon.

The Jayang small stream experienced flood damage in 2003 due to heavy rain, causing vinyl greenhouses and farmland to be flooded, which caused inconvenience to local residents.

Currently, the county plans to carry out river widening, embankment heightening, and removal of water flow obstacles at seven locations including Naeri in Sancheong-eup and Bongdu small stream.

Lee Chang-gyu, Director of Safety and Construction, said, “Our county has been steadily focusing on flood control projects since 2006. As a result, despite unprecedented heavy rain close to 500mm during this year’s long rainy season, no flood damage occurred in areas where small stream maintenance projects were carried out,” and added, “We plan to continue river maintenance projects proactively to prepare for possible future abnormal weather.”

Since early this year, Sancheong-gun has been promoting river maintenance projects targeting more than 30 locations including national rivers, local rivers, and small streams with a total project cost of 8 billion KRW.

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