Gyeonggi-do Strengthens Expertise of River and Valley Guardians... "Eradicating Illegal Activities in Rivers"

Job Training for City and County River and Valley Guardians and River Occupation Permit Officials
Enforcement Targets and Procedures for Detecting Illegal Activities Within River Zones
Providing Professional Knowledge and Enhancing Sense of Duty for River and Valley Guardians

Gyeonggi Province conducted job training on the 18th at the Pyeonghwanuri Hall of the Northern Provincial Government Office for over 150 river and valley guardians, river occupation permit officers, and related personnel from cities and counties.

Gyeonggi Province is conducting job training on the 18th at the Peace Nuri Hall in the Northern Government Complex for about 150 river valley guardians, river occupancy permit officers, and related personnel from cities and counties. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The job training covered topics such as targets for enforcement within river zones, illegal cultivation, business operations, buildings, unauthorized use of river water, procedures for identification and detection of illegal activities, and strengthening public awareness.

River and valley guardians have been active since 2020. This year, they will carry out overall river maintenance tasks including river monitoring and patrols, management of disaster risk factors and illegal activities, and river environment maintenance activities.

Additionally, the training included education for public officials in charge of river occupation permits on management plans for illegal unauthorized river occupation and measures to improve the collection rate of overdue river occupation fees.

Since June 2019, Gyeonggi Province has been implementing the ‘Clean Valley Citizens’ Return Project,’ which combines fun and relaxation. The project aims to eradicate illegal activities in rivers, which have been a major cause of various inconveniences and safety threats such as overcharging, and to restore clean river valleys for the citizens.

So far, illegal facilities totaling 1,986 sites and 12,484 units have been detected and removed across 251 river valleys in 25 cities and counties within the province.

Kang Seongseup, Director of the Construction Bureau of Gyeonggi Province, stated, “Through job training, we will ensure systematic illegal river monitoring activities and actively strive to eradicate illegal business operations, cultivation, and facility installations within river zones.”

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