Shinan-gun Selected for 19 Government Public Projects, Boosting Momentum for Current Initiatives

Securing 111.7 Billion Won... Anticipation for Projects in Various Fields

Scenic view of Shinan-gun Office (Photo by Shinan-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 18th that as a result of actively participating in various public contest projects hosted by the central government and Jeollanam-do in 2020, it secured a total of 111.7 billion KRW in national and provincial funds for 19 projects, the largest amount ever.

Major projects include the Smart Aquaculture Cluster Development Project with 40 billion KRW, the 2021 Fishing Village New Deal 300 Project with 22.8 billion KRW, the 2021 Jeonnam-type Regional Growth Strategy Project with 10 billion KRW, the General Agricultural and Fishing Village Development Project in the fishing village sector (regional hub development) with 7.1 billion KRW, the Fuel Transport Ship Construction Support Project with 3.5 billion KRW, the New Renewable Energy Supply (Convergence Support) Project with 3.2 billion KRW, and the 2020 Aged Tourist Site Improvement Project with 2.4 billion KRW, among others.

In particular, the Fishing Village New Deal 300 Project, which will invest a total of 3.0135 trillion KRW in 300 locations by 2022, has steadily secured 141.7 billion KRW for 15 locations since last year, and is expected to greatly contribute to the modernization of Sinan-gun’s small-scale ports and harbors, which account for 23% (198 locations) of Jeonnam’s total and are in poor condition.

Meanwhile, it was found that the amount of national and provincial funds secured has been increasing every year, with 51.3 billion KRW for 5 projects in the 2018 public contest, 107.2 billion KRW for 19 projects in 2019, and 111.7 billion KRW for 19 projects in 2020, showing excellent results.

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “These achievements were possible thanks to the active efforts of all public officials and the continuous interest and support of the residents,” and added, “Next year, we will actively strive to overcome the severe situation of COVID-19 and achieve results in various fields that can help the income and lives of our residents.”

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