River length 537 km... Sangju City also awarded 'Best' in this year's Gyeongbuk Province Flood Control Project Evaluation

Awarded for 3 Consecutive Years: Excellence in 2019 and Best in 2020

Sangju City Hall, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] Sangju City in Gyeongbuk Province was selected as the best institution in the 2021 Gyeongsangbuk-do Flood Control Project Evaluation, winning the award for three consecutive years.

After being chosen as an excellent institution in the 2019 evaluation, it was selected as the best institution in 2020 and again this year, recognizing its flood control project achievements in the province for three consecutive years.

The flood control project evaluation comprehensively reviews the overall status of river maintenance, including river occupancy fees and usage fee collection rates, local river maintenance project performance, safety management, and outstanding cases of flood control project implementation, targeting 23 cities and counties in the province annually.

The city manages 1 national river, 23 local rivers, and 115 small rivers, totaling 537 km of rivers, and has consistently worked to maintain river project performance, prevent disasters in advance, and manage river waterfront facilities.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to maintain the rivers to create rivers that coexist with nature and provide resting spaces for citizens exhausted by COVID-19, as well as to prevent disasters.”

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