Jinju-si Holds Completion Ceremony for Sugok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project

Improvement of Living Environment Expected through Rural Space Development Project

Jinju City, Gyeongnam, held a completion ceremony for the Sugok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, held a completion ceremony for the Sugok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project at the Sugok-myeon Eoullim Madang in Daecheon-ri, Sugok-myeon, at 2 p.m. on October 31. The event was attended by the head of the Agricultural Technology Center, provincial and city council members, local community leaders, and residents.

The Sugok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project is a general rural development project under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' public contest program. It aims to activate the functions of the rural hub around the myeon (township) center to provide convenient living services to residents of the surrounding villages.

The city was selected in the 2016 contest and invested a total of 6 billion KRW from 2017 to 2022, including 4.2 billion KRW in national funds, 540 million KRW in provincial funds, and 1.26 billion KRW in city funds. Various projects have been promoted, such as creating the Eoullim Trail, Eoullim Walkway, Eoullim Madang, resident participation spaces like a book cafe and exercise facilities within the Eoullim Center, as well as resident capacity building and promotional marketing to strengthen local capabilities.

Additionally, the city has begun full-scale efforts to transform the rural area into an attractive space in connection with the Sugok-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project. It is working closely with residents who have long suffered from the odor of livestock farms to ensure the project’s objectives are well realized.

A city official stated, “Despite the difficult conditions due to COVID-19, thanks to the residents’ enthusiastic participation, the project has been completed. We hope Sugok-myeon will develop into a vibrant and hopeful community where people want to live.”

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