Muan-gun Secures 1.75 Billion KRW in Special Grants for the First Half of the Year

Regional Priority Projects Accelerated... Four Projects Selected for Steep Slope Collapse Risk Area Maintenance

(On the right) Kim San, the head of Muan County, visited the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in May and had a meeting with Minister Jeon Hae-cheol. (Photo by Muan County)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) has secured a special grant of 1.75 billion KRW in the first half of the year to resolve local issues.

According to the county on the 2nd, the local issue areas include the construction of a pedestrian walkway on the urban planning road in front of Chodang University in Muan-eup (400 million KRW), expansion and paving of rural roads No. 205 between Wolam and Juksan in Illo (400 million KRW), disaster safety projects such as maintenance of steep slope risk areas around the Small and Medium Business Promotion Agency (700 million KRW), and installation of an automatic blocking system for flood-risk underground passages in Oryong (250 million KRW).

The steep slopes around the Namak Small and Medium Business Promotion Agency were rated as grade C, indicating a risk of collapse, based on last year's detailed safety inspection service, making urgent repair and reinforcement necessary for the safety of nearby residents.

Additionally, the urban planning road in front of Chodang University in Muan-eup has been used as a school route for students but lacked a pedestrian walkway, posing a constant risk of traffic accidents. With the secured special grant, pedestrian safety for students is expected to improve significantly.

Furthermore, projects such as the expansion and paving of the rural road between Wolam and Juksan to improve living conditions in rural areas, and the installation of an automatic blocking system for flood-risk underground passages in Oryong to prevent disaster accidents like the underground passage flooding in Busan last year that claimed three lives during heavy rain, are expected to gain more momentum.

To secure this special grant, Governor Kim San visited the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in April and May to explain the necessity and validity of the special grant projects and requested support.

Governor Kim San stated, “This achievement was made possible through close mutual cooperation with National Assembly member Seo Sam-seok from the local district to resolve regional issues. We will continue to establish a close cooperative system, including visits to central government ministries, and do our best to secure national and provincial funds in the second half of the year and resolve major county administration issues.”

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