Gyeonggi-do to Hold Vote on Designating October 10 as 'Sihwa Lake Day'

Gyeonggi Province is conducting a public opinion survey on the designation of ‘Sihwaho Day’ (October 10).

Gyeonggi Province announced that after enacting the ‘Support Ordinance for the Revitalization of Sihwaho’ last October and consulting with three cities and counties related to Sihwaho as well as the Korea Water Resources Corporation, October 10 was selected as the candidate date for Sihwaho Day. To gather residents’ opinions on this, the survey will be conducted from the 1st to the 7th.

The survey will be conducted through Gyeonggi Province’s official voice platform (https://vog.gg.go.kr), and 100 participants will be selected by lottery to receive an online gift certificate worth 10,000 KRW.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Sihwaho was once a polluted sea due to the influence of the Banwol-Sihwa National Industrial Complex, but it has been transformed into a sea of life through the efforts of the government, local governments, and residents. The water quality of Sihwaho, which had deteriorated, greatly improved after the construction of the Sihwaho Tidal Power Plant in 2011, and continuous development and research are underway in areas such as leisure, tourism, and ecology.

Gong Jeong-sik, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Life Sciences, stated, "Starting with the designation of Sihwaho Day, we plan to continuously strive to return Sihwaho, which has infinite potential and has been reborn as a lake of life, to the residents." He added, "We will do our best to realize a future where nature, people, and industry coexist through Sihwaho."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to designate Sihwaho Day and hold a 30th anniversary commemorative event for Sihwaho in cooperation with the three cities and counties and the Korea Water Resources Corporation.

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