Wando-gun Selected in Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Contest for 'Job-Linked Housing Construction'

Securing Housing for Workers in Regional Strategic Projects Including Marine Bioindustry with 10.8 Billion Investment

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] On the 14th, Jeonnam Wando-gun announced that it was finally selected as the target site for the '2022 First Half Job-Linked Support Housing' contest project hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

This project supports residential spaces for workers in regional strategic industries, enabling the county to build customized public housing for workers in the marine bioindustry, which is being promoted as a regional specialized industry.

A total of 10.8 billion KRW will be invested to construct public rental housing exclusively for workers in regional strategic industries (68 households) in Daegok-ri, Sinji-myeon.

The county will directly oversee construction and operation of the project, with plans to start construction in 2023 and enable move-in by 2025.

Selection in the contest project allows stable residential welfare services to be provided to workers in the marine bioindustry.

Furthermore, it is expected to contribute to the influx of researchers and activation of regional strategic industries for the establishment of a seaweed-specialized marine bio hub complex, a core industry of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's comprehensive development plan for the South Coast area, and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' marine bio material supply base development.

Shin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, said, "We will do our best to provide a more pleasant and stable residential environment and welfare services to workers in regional strategic industries so that the marine bioindustry can be established early."

Meanwhile, the county is creating a marine healing industry infrastructure including a marine healing center and marine climate and culture healing center in the Sinji-myeon area, as well as a marine bio research complex including a joint marine bio research institute.

Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil alwatros@asiae.co.kr

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