Yeonggwang County Secures Additional 10 Billion KRW in National Funding for Sewerage Budget

Largest Scale Among 22 Cities and Counties in Jeollanam-do

Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do has secured an additional 10 billion KRW in national funding for three sewage projects, including the Hongnong Beopseong sewage pipeline maintenance project.

Even while promoting nine sewage projects this year with a budget of 37.4 billion KRW (including 24.7 billion KRW in national funding), Yeonggwang-gun has continuously visited the Ministry of Environment to secure additional national funding.

As a result, through the Ministry of Environment's first budget adjustment, the county secured an additional 10 billion KRW in national funding: 5 billion KRW for the Yeonggwang-eup sewage pipeline maintenance project (phase 2), 2 billion KRW for the Hongnong Beopseong sewage pipeline maintenance project, and 3 billion KRW for the Hongnong Chilgok rural village sewage project. This will allow the originally planned project period to be shortened. Among the 22 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do, this is the largest amount of related funding.

Through the three ongoing sewage pipeline maintenance projects, a total of 17 villages?including Gyesong-ri and eight others in Yeonggwang-eup, Sangha-ri and two others in Hongnong-eup, Namjuk-ri in Gunseo-myeon, and Daedeok-ri and three others in Beopseong-myeon?will be included in the sewage treatment zone. By 2026, a total of 47.36 km of wastewater pipelines and 1,124 drainage facilities are planned to be installed.

Jang Seil, Mayor of Yeonggwang-gun, stated, "Although the reduction in local allocation tax has created financial difficulties, please make every effort to secure national funding so that sewage projects directly related to residents' living conditions can proceed without delay."

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