Jogyuil Jinju Mayor Inspects 'Anrak Park Modernization Project' Site

Targeting Completion by December Next Year... Urging Safety Accident Prevention and Encouraging On-site Personnel

Joo Kyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam, is inspecting the site of the Anrak Park modernization project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jo Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, visited the site of the ‘Anrak Park Modernization Project’ being promoted in the Jangjae-dong area to check the progress of the construction, urged prevention of safety accidents and the spread of COVID-19, and encouraged the construction personnel, the city announced on the 4th.

The Anrak Park Modernization Project is being promoted with a total project cost of 63.3 billion KRW (15.9 billion KRW from the national government, 900 million KRW from the provincial government, and 46.5 billion KRW from the city government), targeting completion by December next year, on a land area of 131,156㎡ with a building area of 6,997.65㎡ and a total floor area of 14,143.79㎡.

The current Jinju City Anrak Park, first established in 2004, operates with 7 cremators, 2 enshrinement facilities with a capacity of 13,774 enshrinements, and 1 rest area. However, as the enshrinement facilities are nearly full, it is an urgent situation where the construction of a new enshrinement hall cannot be delayed any longer.

In addition, the existing cremators in operation use diesel as fuel and have a lifespan of 20 years, making their replacement inevitable.

The city is replacing the aged diesel-fueled cremators that have reached their lifespan with eco-friendly city gas cremators, constructing new enshrinement facilities to address the full capacity, and simultaneously creating a multipurpose living space for culture, rest, and walking. This is to diversify and upgrade the funeral culture trend, break away from the negative image of the facilities, and make it an eco-friendly park in harmony with nature.

The modernized future Anrak Park will be equipped with a systematic funeral procession route, a waiting room for bereaved families to support their rest, farewell halls, viewing rooms, a convenience store, and a restaurant. Also, to resolve the shortage of enshrinement facilities, once the new cremators are operational, a new enshrinement facility capable of accommodating 22,300 enshrinements will be constructed on the site of the existing cremators.

Along with this, a courtyard, pond, and rooftop garden planted with grass and flowers will be installed to provide a space where bereaved families can find comfort. Outdoors, retention ponds and various themed plazas, hills, forests, and yards will be arranged to create a continuous landscape with the surrounding green areas, establishing an advanced funeral culture system where citizens can participate together.

The city expects that through the Anrak Park Modernization Project, a new-concept cremation and funeral culture space equipped with pleasant, hygienic, and state-of-the-art facilities will be created.

Mayor Jo said, “Once this project is completed, Anrak Park will be established not as a place to avoid but as a memorial culture park that honors the deceased, soothes the hearts of the bereaved, and coexists with nature,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to improve the quality of life for Jinju citizens.”

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