"Ensuring the Safety of Residents!" ... Oh Gyu-seok, Gijang County Governor, Inspects Renovation Work at Aging Baekgil and Gwakam Reservoirs

O Gyu-seok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, is visiting the maintenance construction site of 'Gwakam Reservoir' and listening to the progress.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] On the 11th, Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Gijang-gun, visited and inspected the maintenance construction sites of the aging Baekgil and Gwakam reservoirs in Cheolma-myeon.

The maintenance work is being promoted to provide a stable farming environment for local farmers and to prevent damage from natural disasters.

The ‘Baekgil Reservoir,’ located at 41 Baekgil-ri, Cheolma-myeon, with a service area of 4 hectares and a total storage capacity of 8,000 cubic meters, and the ‘Gwakam Reservoir,’ located at 132 Igok-ri, Cheolma-myeon, with a service area of 2.7 hectares and a total storage capacity of 2,000 cubic meters, are aging reservoirs that have been in use for over 50 years.

The aging reservoirs have deteriorated functions as reservoirs for smooth agricultural water supply. There is also a high risk of safety accidents, such as frequent embankment washouts caused by heavy rains or typhoons.

Gijang-gun secured a total project cost of 1.05 billion KRW to minimize farmers’ inconvenience during the busy farming season through stable agricultural water supply and to ensure the safety of residents by preventing disasters.

With the secured project funds, a consignment agreement for the ‘Baekgil and Gwakam Reservoir Maintenance Project’ will be signed with the Korea Rural Community Corporation in March, and construction is planned to begin in the second half of this year.

Mayor Oh Gyu-seok of Gijang-gun said, “We will quickly complete the reservoir maintenance to ensure the safety of residents,” and added, “The responsible department will continuously inspect and maintain the facilities to minimize farmers’ inconvenience during the busy farming season and make every effort to improve convenience.”

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