Jeju Samdasoo Provides Over 22,000 Bottles of Drinking Water to Heat-Vulnerable Households

Participation in the Ministry of Environment-led Heatwave Response Support Project for Vulnerable Groups

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Development Corporation announced on the 13th that it has provided about 22,000 bottles of 500㎖ Samdasoo water to households vulnerable to heatwaves through the 2024 Climate Crisis (Heatwave) Adaptation Support Project for Vulnerable Groups, led by the Ministry of Environment.

Jeju Development Corporation officials are taking a commemorative photo after supporting Jeju Samdasoo at the Ministry of Environment's 2024 heatwave response donation ceremony for vulnerable groups.
[Photo by Jeju Development Corporation]

The supplies from Jeju Development Corporation and other supporting companies will be delivered to approximately 1,000 households, including elderly living alone and low-income groups, whose health is threatened by the ongoing heatwave.

Since 2020, Jeju Development Corporation has donated Jeju Samdasoo water to vulnerable groups in preparation for the hot summer season for five consecutive years in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment. Additionally, since 2022, it has participated in cold wave response support projects, with the cumulative donated bottled water for heatwave and cold wave preparedness reaching about 276,000 bottles of 500㎖.

Baek Kyung-hoon, President of Jeju Development Corporation, said, "We have been supporting Jeju Samdasoo water for five years to help ease the difficulties of vulnerable residents suffering from summer heatwaves. We will continue to actively support places in need."

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