Yeongsangang Cheong, Management with Local Residents in Water Source Management Area

The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office announced on the 19th that it will manage the land purchased for the preservation of water quality in five major water sources, including Juam Lake, together with local residents.

The 'Community-Participatory Purchased Land Management Project' is a new job creation initiative where local residents directly perform management tasks such as grass cutting and vine removal on the purchased land. This project has been gradually expanding every year.

On the purchased land, maintenance projects such as creating waterside green spaces annually, pruning trees to improve aesthetics, and mowing to alleviate residents' inconveniences have been continuously carried out.

This year, from June to October, the project plans to select 44 local resident organizations across 8 cities and counties, including Hwasun County, to manage approximately 1.8 km² of purchased land (equivalent to about 210 soccer fields), with a budget of 650 million KRW.

Through this, the waterside green spaces will properly maintain their primary function of improving water quality in the water sources, contribute to local job creation, and establish a model case of regional cooperation. It is expected to raise awareness of the purchased land project and progress together with the residents.

Jeong Seonhwa, head of the Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office, stated, “We will actively promote the purchased land project together with local residents so that more benefits return to them and thereby contribute to the development of the local economy.”

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