The Mangbang Beach in Samcheok, once eroded by the sea, to regain its original appearance in 2024

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] The maintenance project for Maengbang Beach in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, which has been suffering from coastal erosion since 2010, is set to begin.

Samcheok Blue Power announced on the 2nd that it will invest 150 billion KRW in the coastal maintenance project here. Maengbang Beach is a representative beach of Samcheok, known as Myeongsasimni, attracting many visitors every year. Since the erosion problem was identified in 2010, there have been calls for preservation measures to prevent it.

According to the company, from 2011 to 2014, Gangwon Province conducted coastal erosion monitoring for four years and rated the area as grade C and D, indicating a severe level. In 2015, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries designated it as a coastal erosion management zone.

Samcheok Blue Power, which is constructing the Samcheok Thermal Power Plant, decided to invest a large amount of funds in the maintenance project to reduce erosion. Previously, the Sokcho Beach maintenance project cost about 38.5 billion KRW, and the Samcheok Wolcheon Beach project about 20.1 billion KRW. This Maengbang Beach maintenance project is considered the largest among domestic projects undertaken so far.

The company stated that the erosion reduction facilities were constructed as originally planned. After establishing the first phase of erosion reduction facilities in February, it was confirmed that the erosion reduction function is operating normally. The project is scheduled for completion in 2024. It will include six groins, four detached breakwaters, one jetty, two stone breakwaters, and 400,000 square meters of beach nourishment facilities.

To prepare for situations that may differ from experimental predictions during the actual construction process, the company plans to monitor changes in the beach over the next 10 years. The company said, "If the harbor construction is continuously halted, there is a concern that coastal erosion may accelerate, so construction should be resumed promptly."

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