Hwasun-gun and Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Sign Rural Agreement... Establishing '365 Living Zone'

Published 15 Jul.2022 17:22(KST)

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Bok-gyu) is set to actively promote a rural area living SOC expansion project that will dramatically enhance living zones in rural areas.

On the 15th, the county announced that it signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the Sejong Convention Center and will proceed with the creation of the ‘365 Living Zone’ according to the agreement.

The ‘365 Living Zone’ means ensuring basic living services such as health and childcare within 30 minutes, guaranteeing complex services such as culture, education, and medical care within 60 minutes, and establishing an emergency response system within 5 minutes.

With the 36 billion KRW secured through this agreement, the county plans to focus over the next five years until 2026 on expanding basic and complex living service facilities where resident demand is high and service levels are poor.

The target area for this rural agreement project is the Eastern Living Zone linking Hwasun-eup and the myeon areas (Hwasun-eup, Iseo-myeon, Baek-a-myeon, Dongbok-myeon, Sapyeong-myeon, Dong-myeon, and areas outside Hancheon-myeon).

Main projects include the Dong-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project (15 billion KRW), Basic Living Hub Creation Projects in Iseo-myeon (4 billion KRW), Baek-a-myeon (4 billion KRW), Dongbok-myeon (4 billion KRW), and Sapyeong-myeon (4 billion KRW), the City/County Capacity Enhancement Project (1.8 billion KRW), Rural Transportation Model (300 million KRW), and Rural Vulnerable Area Living Condition Renovation Project (2.2 billion KRW).

The county expects that by linking the public contest projects attracted to the Eastern Living Zone this year with the rural agreement, it will minimize population decline, aging, and rural area shrinkage, and greatly enhance the living zone activation effect.

The public contest projects attracted to the Eastern Living Zone include the Rural Care Village Pilot Complex Creation Project (22 billion KRW), Rural Space Maintenance Project (25 billion KRW), and Agriculture and Rural RE100 Demonstration Support Project.

Governor Gu Bok-gyu said, “Over the next five years, we will revitalize rural areas through the rural agreement,” adding, “We will actively promote projects to improve residential conditions, boost the local economy, and revitalize local communities.”