Forest Service Launches Full-Scale Development of Jideokwon Forest Healing Center

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The construction project for the National Jideokwon Forest Healing Center will be in full swing next year.

The Korea Forest Service recently announced on the 31st that it signed a construction contract with Dongbu Construction Co., Ltd. consortium to fully commence the establishment of the Jideokwon Forest Healing Center early next year.

The Jideokwon Forest Healing Center is planned to be developed on an area of 617 hectares in San 1-2, Baegam-ri, Baegun-myeon, Jinan-gun, Jeonbuk, with a total project cost of 86.4 billion KRW by 2024.

The development project began with budget allocation in 2018 and has completed major administrative procedures including basic planning, basic design, private forest purchase, basic design technical proposals, and detailed design, with construction starting on the 31st.

In particular, the Korea Forest Service plans to ensure that the development project aligns with regional mutual growth.

This includes developing forest healing foods utilizing local agricultural and forestry products, fostering social economy organizations for production and distribution, training forest welfare experts in cooperation with Jinan-gun, and promoting regional tourism development and village improvement projects linked to the healing center.

Lee Hyun-joo, Director of the Forest Education and Healing Division at the Korea Forest Service, said, “We will do our best to ensure that the Jideokwon Forest Healing Center is completed as the nation’s top-quality healing center.”

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