On the 20th, Gyeonggi Province conducted a cleanup activity at the site of a water pollution accident in Gwanlicheon Stream in Hwaseong City to mark 'World Water Day.'

The cleanup activity at Gwanlicheon involved about 90 participants, including officials from the Gyeonggi Provincial Water Resources Headquarters, the Health and Environment Research Institute, and three institutions from Hwaseong and Pyeongtaek cities, as well as volunteers.

The cleanup focused on an 8km section of Gwanlicheon, from the confluence point at Eosugyo Bridge to Hansangyo Bridge and the Jinwicheon confluence point, collecting trash from the riverbed, embankments, and household waste carried downstream from upstream areas.

On the 20th, the Gyeonggi-do Water Resources Headquarters visited the site of the water pollution accident at Gwanlicheon in Hwaseong City, where the water pollution incident occurred, and carried out purification activities.

Yoon Deok-hee, head of the Gyeonggi Provincial Water Resources Headquarters, explained, "Although cleanup activities are conducted annually in the water source protection area around Paldang Lake, this year, especially on World Water Day, Gyeonggi Province, together with Hwaseong City and Pyeongtaek City, has promoted cleanup efforts to restore Gwanlicheon, which suffered from a water pollution accident."

The water pollution accident in Gwanlicheon, Hwaseong City, occurred on January 9th due to a fire at a chemical storage facility located in Yanggam-myeon, Hwaseong City, which caused stored chemicals to flow into the nearby stream, Gwanlicheon.

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