Pohang City Begins Payment of 1.2 Billion KRW in Military Noise Damage Compensation

K3 Pohang Airfield and 3 Shooting Range Nearby Noise Control Area Residents 3,786 Targeted

Compensation Non-Applicants for 2020 and 2021 Can Apply Retroactively During Next Year's Application Period (Jan-Feb)

Pohang City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, started sequentially paying compensation from the 26th to residents who applied for military noise damage compensation due to living within the noise control areas near K3 Pohang Airfield and three shooting ranges.

The city received 4,034 applications, accounting for 61% of eligible compensation recipients, through application submissions at six local administrative welfare centers from January to February this year. After reviewing the applications, 3,786 people (including 45 objections) were approved as compensation recipients.

The highest number of applications came from Cheongnim-dong, adjacent to the K3 military airfield, with 1,664 cases, followed by Donghae-myeon with 1,031, Indeok-dong with 900, Ocheon-eup with 356, Janggi-myeon with 73, and Heunghae-eup with 10 cases.

The compensation to be paid this time is calculated individually based on the noise control area standards (zones 1 to 3) for the period from the enforcement of the "Military Noise Compensation Act" (November 27, 2020) until December 31 of last year, and the first payment will be made by the end of August.

Applicants who filed objections to the compensation calculation will receive compensation at the end of October only if they submit a consent form for the compensation payment after being notified of the objection review results.

Shin Jeong-hyeok, Director of the Environmental Policy Division, stated, "We will continuously request the Ministry of National Defense to expand noise control areas and increase compensation to improve noise damage." He added, "Through consultations with local military officials such as the Marine 1st Division and Navy 6th Fleet, we will make multifaceted efforts to resolve residents' inconveniences and reduce noise."

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