Pohang City Invests 10 Billion KRW for Customized Environmental Improvements in Ocheon-eup Wondong and Mundeok Districts

Ministry of Environment's Green New Deal Contest Selects 'Smart Green City'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Pohang City announced on the 30th that it has been selected for the 'Smart Green City Contest Project,' a representative project promoted under the government's Green New Deal policy.

The Smart Green City project is a region-customized environmental improvement project that integrates various environmental sectors such as climate, water, and air based on the diagnosis of urban climate and environmental issues. Five comprehensive leading projects and twenty problem-solving projects were selected.

Pohang City was selected for the problem-solving type and will invest 10 billion KRW (7.2 billion KRW from national and provincial funds) over two years starting next year to promote the Smart Green City creation project in the Wondong and Mundeok districts of Ocheon-eup.

Through this project, Pohang will implement a smart mist spraying system to block air pollution, establish an ICT-based recycling collection hub center, create themed eco-friendly experience and healing gardens, develop breathable water circulation green spaces, and carry out water circulation environmental ecology projects.

Jung Young-hwa, Director of the Environment Bureau of Pohang City, stated, "Through the Smart Green City creation project, we will establish a Green New Deal promotion system led by the region and build environmental infrastructure for a smart green city that satisfies citizens by enhancing urban climate change response capabilities."

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