Gwangju-si Yeonsan District Selected as New Site for Drainage Improvement Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City is set to actively promote the drainage improvement project in the Yeonsan district of Gwangsan-gu, which has suffered from frequent flooding damage.

On the 29th, Gwangju announced that it was selected as a target area for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' '2020 Basic Survey for Drainage Improvement Projects' and was newly selected as a project start district this year.

The drainage improvement project is a project that receives full national funding to maintain drainage channels and install drainage pumps in low-lying areas of 50 hectares or more that repeatedly suffer flood damage, aiming to prevent disasters, improve the farming environment, and increase farm income.

In particular, as this is a fully nationally funded project, competition among local governments to be selected as a new project start district is intense, and due to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' annual budget shortage, it takes an average of more than four years from the completion of the basic survey to being selected as a new project start district.

Gwangju actively persuaded the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs about the urgency of the Yeonsan district improvement project and was selected as a new project start district within one year.

The Yeonsan district is an area that has suffered frequent flooding damage during localized heavy rains every year. This time, with a project budget of 11.3 billion KRW fully secured by national funds, the city has begun the detailed design service this year, aiming for completion in 2024, with phased maintenance of drainage channels and installation of drainage gates planned.

Once the drainage improvement project is completed, a total of 116 hectares of farmland in four neighborhoods including Yeonsan-dong in Gwangsan-gu, and Seungchon-dong and Yangchon-dong in Nam-gu will benefit.

Kim Hyun-jung, head of the Life Agriculture Division of the city, said, “Upon completion of the Yeonsan district drainage improvement project, agricultural production infrastructure will be expanded, preventing damage caused by frequent flooding of farmland, improving the farming environment, and helping to increase farm income.”

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