Hamyang-gun Promotes Expo Landscape Improvement and Fine Dust Blocking Project

Secured 200 Million KRW for Expo Landscape Improvement, Early Hiring of Staff for Post-Management of Street Trees and Small Parks
Secured 2 Billion KRW in National Funds, Focus on Creating Fine Dust Blocking Forests and Ensuring Comfortable Living Spac

Hamyang-gun Street Tree Landscape Improvement Project Promotion

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is preparing for the 2021 Wild Ginseng Anti-Aging Expo by early hiring personnel for the maintenance of street trees and small parks to improve the landscape along major roads, and will promote the expo landscape improvement project from March to October.

To reduce fine dust, which greatly affects the daily lives of citizens, 2 billion KRW of national funds have been secured to create a fine dust blocking forest around Hamyang-eup, contributing to protecting the health of residents from various fine dust pollutants.

The county has secured 200 million KRW in labor costs to overcome the expo landscape improvement and the COVID-19 pandemic, and has early hired 11 maintenance workers to timely carry out crown shaping and weeding work on about 30,000 street trees planted along major roads and around 80 small parks including Harim Park within the county.

Through this early hiring of personnel, the county is achieving a dual effect by not only instilling a clean image of Hamyang to tourists visiting the expo and the county but also creating jobs for residents who have faced difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, since last year, the county has secured 2 billion KRW of national funds over two years to create street trees and forests along the expanded section of National Road No. 24 in Yongpyeong-ri, Hamyang-eup, and the newly constructed section of Local Road No. 1084 in I-eun-ri, focusing on blocking fine dust and odors from livestock complexes to promote residents' health and secure a pleasant living environment.

Last year, the county planted 2,000 street trees such as cherry trees along major roads including National Road No. 3 and Local Road No. 1001 to block carbon dioxide and fine dust generated by vehicles, and in spring, the splendid cherry blossoms provide tourists visiting Hamyang with a clean image of the area, achieving two significant outcomes.

One cherry tree, the harbinger of spring, absorbs 9.5 kg of carbon dioxide annually, and 250 cherry trees aged 25 years offset 2.4 tons of carbon dioxide emissions produced by one car in a year.

Approximately 15,000 cherry trees are planted within the county, playing a role in capturing carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to those produced by about 60 cars.

Yoo Soo-sang, head of the Forest and Greenery Division, stated, “We will further expand the fine dust reduction project to protect the health of residents from fine dust that arrives every spring,” and added, “We will do our best to instill a clean image of Hamyang to residents and visitors alike.”

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