Compensation Paid to Residents Affected by Noise from Seongnam Airfield

Seongnam City Hall

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will accept applications for compensation payments from residents living in the noise control area of Seongnam Airfield until the 31st of next month.

This compensation application is based on the "Act on Prevention of Noise from Military Airfields and Military Shooting Ranges and Damage Compensation."

The noise control area of Seongnam Airfield, designated and announced by the Ministry of National Defense, includes the areas of Siheung, Sasong, Oya, Godeung, Dunjeon, Sinchon, Simgok, and Bokjeong-dong in Sujeong-gu. It can be confirmed on the Seongnam City Hall website (News) or through the military airfield noise area inquiry system.

Eligible applicants are residents who have had their resident registration address in the noise control area and have actually lived there from the enforcement date of the law, November 27, 2020, to December 31 of last year.

The city estimates about 550 eligible residents in the Seongnam area. The compensation amount ranges from 30,000 to 60,000 KRW per person per month, depending on the noise level.

However, the amount may be reduced depending on the time of moving in and workplace, among other factors.

Applications can be submitted by filling out the compensation payment application form sent by mail from Seongnam City and delivering it directly to the Environmental Policy Division at City Hall or sending it by registered mail.

The city will pay the compensation by August 31 after deliberation by the Noise Control Deliberation Committee.

Applicants who miss the deadline can apply retroactively for up to five years.

Applications are accepted annually on a yearly basis, and this year's compensation application will be conducted in January to February of next year.

A city official explained, "We will request the Ministry of National Defense to amend the law so that the compensation criteria can be relaxed based on boundaries such as rivers and roads, thereby expanding the number of eligible compensation recipients."

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