Sancheong-gun Invests 17.7 Billion Won in River Maintenance... Natural Disaster Risk Area Improvement Project

Promotion of 37 Projects Including Local and Small Stream Maintenance

Improvement of Natural Disaster Risks in Ipdeokmun and Bongdu Districts

Site of Saengbiryang-myeon Bongdu District Natural Disaster Risk Area.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is undertaking a river maintenance project to prevent flood damage with a budget of 17.734 billion KRW.

The county announced on the 22nd that it will carry out improvement projects for 37 rivers and natural disaster risk areas, including local rivers and small streams, to efficiently maintain rivers in the region and prevent disasters.

The project sites include 15 local rivers and 20 small streams, as well as the Ipdeokmun natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project and the Bongdu district natural disaster risk improvement project.

First, for local rivers, projects such as the creation of a water-friendly environment at Deokcheongang (Daeha district) and the maintenance of the Yangcheon pedestrian bridge will be promoted.

The county plans to complete maintenance in the first half of the year by carrying out projects such as removing river sediments, repairing embankments, and removing crops from retention basins.

The Ipdeokmun natural disaster risk improvement district maintenance project involves demolishing the old Jirisan rest area, expanding the river width, resolving flooding on the road in front of Soridang, and improving the surrounding road aesthetics.

The Bongdu district natural disaster risk improvement project is progressing normally with a target completion date at the end of April and is expected to resolve flood damage caused by disaster prevention.

Sancheong-gun plans to invigorate the local economy through early and swift project implementation and budget execution, while thoroughly preventing disasters by dredging river sediments before the rainy season.

A county official said, “Since river maintenance and disaster prevention projects are directly related to the precious lives and property of local residents, we will proceed with the projects with special attention.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.