Miryang-si Selected as 'Best Institution' in This Year's Local River Maintenance Evaluation

Positive Reviews for Maintenance, Dredging, and Restoration of 47 Local Rivers with 9.2 Billion KRW Investment

Miryang City in Gyeongnam was selected as the best institution in the '2022 Local River Maintenance Evaluation' conducted by Gyeongsangnam-do.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Miryang City in Gyeongnam was selected as the best institution in the ‘2022 Local River Maintenance Evaluation’ conducted by Gyeongsangnam-do.

This river maintenance evaluation comprehensively assessed the overall status of local river maintenance, including embankments, revetments, river facilities, waterfront space maintenance, and crackdowns on illegal activities in local rivers, through on-site evaluations twice in spring (May) and autumn (November) targeting 18 cities and counties in the province.

In particular, Miryang City invested about 9.2 billion KRW in 2022 for maintenance of river facilities and restoration from damage caused by heavy rains and Typhoon Hinnamnor, dredging sediment that obstructs water flow, and removal of obstructive trees across 47 local river sites (L=262.5 km) within the jurisdiction. This contributed to protecting citizens’ lives and property from river disasters as well as improving quality of life, earning high praise for river maintenance.

A city official said, “We will continue to protect citizens’ lives and property through proactive river maintenance and preemptive disaster response, and strive to create a pleasant river environment to improve citizens’ quality of life.”

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