Restoration of Suncheon Dongcheon Waterway, Jeonnam Province Wins Excellence Award for Proactive Administration

Restoration of Dongcheon Waterway "Jeongwon Dream" Case

Only Public Institution to Win Excellence Award from Organizing Committee

The Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo Organizing Committee (Chairman Noh Kwan-gyu, Mayor of Suncheon) announced that its case of "Restoration of Dongcheon Waterway Connecting the Historicity of Dongcheon and the Garden" won the Excellence Award in the city/county and public institution category at the 2023 Jeonnam Province Proactive Administration Competition.

Jeonnam Province holds the Proactive Administration Competition every year in the first and second half to discover excellent cases of proactive administration and realize administration that residents can feel. The Organizing Committee was the only public institution to participate in this competition and won the Excellence Award competing against other local governments.

[Photo by Suncheon City]

The restoration of the Dongcheon Waterway is one of the core contents of the 2023 Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo, realizing the history that boats sailed up to Dongcheon in the early Goryeo period through the "Garden Dream" boat operating between Suncheon Bay National Garden and downtown Suncheon, while allowing visitors to enjoy the beauty of the garden from the water.

Currently, the Garden Dream consists of four pontoon boats and one electric passenger ship, departing from the lakeside garden dock within Suncheon Bay National Garden and following a course that passes Dream Bridge, Garden on the Water, Dongcheon Flower Field, and Dongcheon Terrace (a round trip of 5 km), operating 63 times daily from 09:20 to 21:50.

In particular, the competition highly praised the fact that the production period of the country's first pure electric passenger ship was shortened by as much as eight months.

The electric passenger ship was expected to take one year from design to construction, making its operation during the expo period uncertain. However, the Organizing Committee worked diligently and collaborated with related agencies to produce the electric passenger ship in just four months, officially starting operation last May.

Meanwhile, since its opening on April 1, 2023, the Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo has attracted about 5.8 million visitors so far, enjoying continuous success and creating a new model for regional cities by utilizing the resource of gardens.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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