Agreement on Water Supply from Andong and Imha Dam to Daegu... Construction of 180km Pipeline, Plan to Withdraw 600,000 Tons per Day

Iman-gyu (photo far left), Chairman of Daegu City Council, Hong Jun-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong, and Kwon Ki-ik, Chairman of Andong City Council, are holding up the Clear Water Agreement.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Koo Dae-sun] On the 2nd at 11 a.m., Daegu City and Andong City signed a "Business Agreement for Clean Water Supply and Win-Win Development" at Andong Dam to draw water from Andong and Imha Dams to Daegu.

The signing ceremony was attended by Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu; Lee Man-gyu, Chairman of Daegu City Council; Kim Won-gyu, Chairman of Daegu City Council's Clean Water Special Committee; Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong; and Kwon Ki-ik, Chairman of Andong City Council.

At the event, they officially announced the agreement to supply clean and pure water from Andong and Imha Dams to Daegu City, aiming to achieve win-win development between the two cities and complete sustainable mutual growth.

On this occasion, Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong, said, "Andong is expected to suffer from rapid population decline, respiratory diseases, and excessive designation of natural environment conservation zones due to the dams. Through the industrialization of water resources from Andong Dam and Imha Dam, we must supply clean water to downstream residents and achieve win-win development in the upstream areas to open a true Nakdong River upstream and downstream era."

Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, also said, "Daegu City and Andong City will use this agreement on drinking water supply and win-win development as a starting point to explore cooperation plans in all fields including economy, industry, and culture beyond the level of win-win cooperation so far," adding, "The cooperation between the two cities today will become a model of sustainable mutual growth and a role model for win-win development not only in the Yeongnam region but throughout our country."

The agreement signed on this day includes Andong supporting Daegu with clean water supply, and Daegu cooperating with Andong through national fund support and efforts to increase income by purchasing and promoting sales of Andong's agricultural and specialty products. It also includes exchanges between residents of the two cities, cooperation in culture and arts, efforts to develop the water industry, and cooperation in improving water quality of Andong and Imha Dams and revitalizing waterfront tourism projects.

The Clean Water Highway project promoted by Daegu City plans to construct a 180 km-long water transmission pipeline along the Nakdong River with a project cost of 1.92 trillion KRW and withdraw 600,000 tons of water per day.

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