Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok's Intensive Inspection of Heavy Rain Damage 'Broad Actions'

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, is actively inspecting the damage caused by the heavy rain.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 9th, Governor Kim visited Jangheung with Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and then visited Haenam and Jindo with Lee Nak-yeon, former leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, to assess the status of joint pest control following the heavy rain, comfort the affected farmers in distress, and encourage volunteers.

They conducted inspections to accurately grasp the damage caused by the recent heavy rain in the southern region and to hear opinions from the field.

In Jangheung, Governor Kim and Minister Kim toured the joint pest control site at Sachon Fields in Anyang-myeon and encouraged the pest control personnel.

Governor Kim suggested to Minister Kim that in the event of disaster damage, the compensation for orchard damage should be increased and that the damage amount for declaring a special disaster area should include crop damage.

Afterwards, Governor Kim, along with former leader Lee Nak-yeon, visited flood-affected areas including the greenhouse in Choho-ri, Hyeonsan-myeon, Haenam, Sopori in Jisan-myeon, Jindo, and Jogum Market, comforting the affected farmers and residents and encouraging volunteer workers involved in recovery efforts.

Governor Kim said, “I offer my condolences as this damage occurred during the peak growing season of the crops,” and added, “We will consider various measures, including support for joint pest control, to minimize the damage.”

The province proposed to the government to expand the drainage gate of the national management embankment in the Sopo district to minimize future damage related to the rice paddy flooding in Jisan-myeon, Jindo.

Meanwhile, from the 5th to the 8th, heavy rain centered on the southern coastal areas of Jeonnam, including 413mm in Haenam, 392mm in Gangjin, 390mm in Jangheung, and 388mm in Boseong, caused flooding damage to approximately 25,000 hectares of farmland.

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