Gyeongnam Province Secures 500 Million KRW in National Funding for Resident Support Projects in Greenbelt Areas

Gimhae Daecheong Valley Nurigil Development Project Selected as Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Excellence Case

Location map of the Daechung Valley Nurigil Development Project in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The ‘Daecheong Valley Nuri-gil Creation Project’ promoted by Gyeongsangnam-do was selected as an excellent case of resident support projects within the development restriction zone by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in 2021, securing a project budget of 500 million KRW in national funds for next year.

According to Gyeongnam Province on the 23rd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport conducted document and on-site evaluations, presentation assessments, and an evaluation committee for resident support projects within development restriction zones promoted by cities and provinces nationwide, selecting four locations as excellent cases.

The selected Daecheong Valley Nuri-gil Creation Project was promoted to establish a total 8 km-long Nuri-gil and hiking trails connecting Daecheongcheon Ecological Stream, Jangyu Waterfall, Jangyu Temple, and Yongjibong Peak.

It was selected in the first phase in 2017 and the second phase in 2021 public contests, with a total project cost of 2 billion KRW, including 1.5 billion KRW in national funds.

The resident support projects within development restriction zones have been implemented since 2001 to improve the living convenience and welfare of residents experiencing inconveniences due to the designation of development restriction zones.

The total area of development restriction zones in the province is 461.284 km², with Changwon City covering 248.506 km², Gimhae City 109.153 km², Yangsan City 97.102 km², and Haman County 6.523 km².

Gyeongsangnam-do announced that since 2001, it has promoted resident support projects within development restriction zones by investing 164.2 billion KRW in a total of 537 locations.

These include ▲living infrastructure projects such as roads, parking lots, water supply and sewage, and small streams ▲environmental and cultural projects such as Nuri-gil, landscape, and leisure green space maintenance ▲and living park projects aimed at creating green leisure spaces.

In 2023, a total of 49 locations have been applied for project funds of 17.2 billion KRW to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, including ▲42 living infrastructure projects such as farm road maintenance ▲6 environmental and cultural projects such as Nuri-gil creation ▲and 1 living park project for park creation within the zone.

By city and county, Changwon plans to implement 21 projects including the Buleosan Summit Viewing Trail Creation Project, Gimhae 22 projects including the Nakdong River Riverside Ecological Garden Creation Project, and Yangsan 6 projects including Hwangsan Park road and parking lot installation projects.

This year, the province plans to invest a total of 9.9 billion KRW in resident support projects within development restriction zones, including 7.8 billion KRW in national funds and 2.1 billion KRW in local funds for 39 locations.

Heo Dongsik, Director of the Urban Housing Bureau, said, “The resident support projects will improve residents’ living inconveniences,” adding, “We will do our best to discover more sites for creating green leisure spaces so that not only residents within the development restriction zones but also those around the zones can enjoy a richer quality of life.”

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