Democratic Party-Gurye County Accelerate Creation of 'Seomjingang River Tourism Belt'

Intensive Discussion on Tourism Revitalization and Cable Cars at Party-Government Council

Seodong Yong: "We Will Work Together to Smoothly Promote Long-Standing Projects"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] The Democratic Party of Korea and Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, have agreed to join forces to create an integrated tourism belt in the Seomjin River area to promote harmony between Yeongnam and Honam regions.

The Democratic Party of Korea’s Suncheon·Gwangyang·Gokseong·Gurye-eul (Chairman Seo Dong-yong) and Gurye-gun held a party-government council meeting on the morning of the 29th at the Gurye-gun Office Situation Room and resolved this plan.

Through the creation of the integrated tourism belt, Gurye-gun expects to revitalize stay-type tourism and boost population vitality by establishing a super-regional tourism zone linking the ecological resources of the Seomjin River with the tourism resources of the four cities and counties.

In addition, Gurye-gun requested the Democratic Party’s cooperation on major pending projects including ▲Osan area tourism cluster development ▲installation of the Jirisan cable car in Gurye ▲creation of the Jirisan Care Farm (healing agriculture) campus ▲development of the Natural Dream healing and wellness cluster ▲establishment of the Jirisan Forest Education Center ▲expansion and paving of National Road No. 18 (Gurye-eup to Gurye Station) ▲expansion and paving of National Road No. 19 (Naengcheon IC to Hwagae) ▲urban regeneration New Deal project supporting residential areas ▲and creation of the millennium-old temple cultural exploration trail ‘Musoyu-gil’.

Especially regarding the long-standing wish of Gurye-gun to install the Jirisan cable car, Mayor Kim Soon-ho personally explained in detail the reasons for the recent rejection by the Ministry of Environment and asked for joint efforts to find a solution.

Mayor Kim Soon-ho of Gurye-gun said, “The Ministry of Environment’s condition that the four cities and counties requesting the Jirisan cable car installation agree on a single route is practically impossible,” and requested Chairman Seo Dong-yong to “explore various implementation methods, including having the Ministry of Environment directly select the optimal route.”

For national road projects, they proposed ▲creation of an accessible sharing path at Gurye Arboretum ▲construction of an eco-friendly comprehensive research center ▲development of a park golf course ▲and improvement of small-scale water facilities in the Maejae district.

In response, National Assembly member Seo Dong-yong said, “As we start a new term, I sincerely appreciate the efforts of the mayor, county council members, and provincial council members who are working hard for the development of Gurye-gun,” and added, “Although these major projects will require significant budgets, I will join forces with Gurye-gun to ensure that the projects proceed smoothly and will do my utmost.”

Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s Suncheon·Gwangyang·Gokseong·Gurye-eul regional committee held a policy council meeting with Gwangyang City on the 12th of last month and plans to hold a party-government council meeting with Gokseong-gun on the 2nd of next month.

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

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