Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il Visits Complaint Area in Person, Promises to Devise Fundamental Solutions

Mayor Jo Gyu-il Visits Livestock Odor Complaint Site in Geumgok-myeon
[Photo by Jinju City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam announced on the 10th that Mayor Cho Gyu-il personally visited and inspected a livestock farm located in Indam Village, Geumgok-myeon, Jinju City, where residents have continuously filed complaints due to foul odors coming from nearby barns.

There are five barns scattered around Indam Village, raising about 2,800 animals including Korean cattle and pigs. The 125 households in Indam Village have filed complaints with Jinju City regarding the odors from these livestock farms, but no noticeable improvements have been made so far, deepening the conflict between the farms and the residents.

Livestock odors occur when barn windows are opened, exposing the odors from the barns themselves and the liquid manure fermentation process to the air. These odors spread to nearby villages depending on weather conditions such as low pressure or nighttime.

Mayor Cho Gyu-il stated, “Livestock farms must coexist with residents to survive, so I ask them to do their best to maintain cleanliness in the barns to minimize residents’ discomfort.”

He added, “Jinju City will allocate a budget to carry out odor reduction projects in areas where residents feel discomfort,” and urged related officials, “Please strengthen crackdowns on illegal activities and do your best to ensure that residents near the barns do not experience inconvenience in their daily lives.”

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