Gwangyang City Council SanGeon Committee Visits Key Project Sites for Inspection

Visit to Four Major Project Sites Including Okryong Wanggum Village Hazardous Area Maintenance

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] The Industry and Construction Committee of the Gwangyang City Council in Jeollanam-do announced that on the 21st, ahead of the review of the 3rd supplementary budget during the 311th extraordinary session, all members including Chairman Choi Dae-won, Vice Chairman Seo Young-bae, and members Baek Seong-ho, Jo Hyun-ok, Jeong Hoe-gi, and Kim Bo-ra attended to inspect major project sites.

The Industry and Construction Committee members visited the Okryong Wanggum Village risk zone maintenance project site, designated as a steep slope collapse risk area, where they received explanations from the responsible department about the progress of the hanok village retaining wall overturning and the applied construction methods, and discussed causes and countermeasures.

They also visited the Okgok Singum District comprehensive flood damage living zone maintenance project site, which is being promoted as a habitual flood damage area, and received explanations from related officials about the project volume, budget, and necessity.

The committee visited the Jinsang Tanchi disaster risk area maintenance project site, which suffered damage during the recent heavy rains, to hear about the background of the project, causes of damage, and future plans. The members requested that multiple explanatory meetings be held so residents can empathize and that inconvenience to residents' lives be minimized.

Finally, they visited the Seomjingang Dugok 2 District disaster recovery dredged soil disposal and export yard maintenance project site, where securing the flow cross-section in the river area related to sediment dredging in the Seomjingang River is necessary, and exchanged opinions with officials on issues and countermeasures.

The Industry and Construction Committee members emphasized, “Safety management status is the most important for project sites closely related to residents,” and stated, “We will focus on on-site legislative activities that actively collect residents’ opinions and seek countermeasures.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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