Gwangju Dong-gu Completes Dorang Saligi Project... Holds Performance Sharing Meeting

Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City recently successfully completed the '2023 Our Village Ditch Restoration' project and held a performance sharing meeting to reflect on this year's achievements.

The 'Our Village Ditch Restoration' project, carried out from 2019 to this year, is part of the initiative to create 'clean ditches,' aiming to contribute to the improvement of river aquatic ecosystems and support village residents in voluntarily managing the ditches.

This year, Dong-gu designated about 30 residents as ditch keepers for a 2 km section of Sotaecheon Stream and a 1.8 km section of Naeji Stream to manage these waterways. They also formed and operated a consultative body with the Korea Water Resources Corporation Yeongsangang Weir Management Team, Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation, and Gwangju-Jeonnam Green Federation.

At the performance sharing meeting, the progress of the ditch restoration project throughout the year was reported, including ▲river cleanup activities ▲ecological experience programs for residents and students ▲ecological and water quality surveys before and after the project ▲planting of river purification plants. Following this, there was a discussion session to supplement and improve the project plans for the coming year.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "Improving the aquatic ecosystem environment of rivers begins with managing small streams," adding, "We will continue to work together with residents next year to restore the ditches to their former state."

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