Gyeongnam Sancheong-gun and Sancheong Pumped Storage Power Plant Sign Agreement to Resolve Residents' Long-standing Requests

Opening of Suspension Bridge at Yechi Village Pumped Storage Power Plant

Expectations for Increased Tourist Income and Attraction of Visitors

A business agreement ceremony for the construction of the suspension bridge in Yechi Village, Sancheong-gun is taking place.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, signed a strategic business agreement on the 24th with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Sancheong Pumped Storage Power Plant to resolve residents' long-standing requests.

This agreement, made through the provincial residents' participation budget proposal, aims to increase tourism income by establishing a suspension bridge utilizing the pumped storage power plant.

Previously, residents of Yechi Village in Sicheon-myeon, Sancheong-gun, proposed the construction of the suspension bridge.

Accordingly, the county will establish a 100-meter-long suspension bridge as a tourist resource around the Yechi Village pumped storage power plant area.

The Sancheong Pumped Storage Power Plant will bear 400 million KRW of the 1.5 billion KRW project cost required for the suspension bridge construction.

The county expects that the suspension bridge will resolve residents' long-standing requests and increase tourism income once established.

In particular, it is anticipated to transform into a great attraction where hikers passing through the Georim?Seseokpyeongjeon?Cheonwangbong section, one of the main hiking trails of Jirisan, can enjoy panoramic views of Cheonwangbong Peak and the outstanding scenery of Naedae Valley.

Kim Tae-gon, director of Sancheong Pumped Storage Power Plant, said, "This agreement will serve as a good example of resolving local residents' long-standing requests through joint financial support between local governments and public institutions in the region, which is difficult to promote independently."

Lee Jae-geun, the county governor, said, "Through this business agreement, we will contribute to creating premium Sancheong tourism demand, revitalizing local tourism, resolving residents' long-standing projects, and increasing residents' income with financial support from local public enterprises."

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