Gyeonggi Province Selects 13 Cities and Counties for Outstanding Local River Maintenance and Management in 2025

Thirteen Outstanding Cities and Counties Selected, Including Yeoju, Yeoncheon, and Pyeongtaek

Gyeonggi Province announced on December 3 that it will provide incentives totaling 450 million won to 13 cities and counties that achieved outstanding results in the field of local river maintenance and management in 2025.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

The province selected top, excellent, and encouraging local governments by comprehensively evaluating data in four areas: discovery of new policies, participation in river policy, maintenance performance, and compensation progress for river projects.

In this year’s evaluation, a total of nine cities and counties were recognized as outstanding local governments in each field: Yeoju (top), Uijeongbu (excellent), and Dongducheon (encouraging) in river policy participation; Yeoncheon (top), Siheung (excellent), and Paju (encouraging) in maintenance performance; and Pyeongtaek (top), Hanam (excellent), and Yangpyeong (encouraging) in compensation progress for river projects. Cities and counties selected as top performers will receive 50 million won in incentives, those selected as excellent will receive 30 million won, and those selected as encouraging will receive 20 million won.

For the discovery of new policies, five cities and counties-Gapyeong (top), Icheon (excellent), Gimpo, Yangpyeong, and Gwangju (encouraging)-were selected through the “Local River New Policy Audition” contest and evaluation held on September 30, out of 11 participating cities and counties. Gapyeong County, selected as the top performer, will receive 60 million won; Icheon City, selected as excellent, will receive 30 million won; and Gimpo City, Yangpyeong County, and Gwangju City, selected as encouraging, will each receive 20 million won in incentives. In addition, projects selected through the audition will receive provincial funding starting next year, allowing the projects to be fully implemented.

Kang Seongseub, Director of Construction for Gyeonggi Province, stated, "In this era of climate crisis, local rivers are expanding their role beyond simple flood control to become ecological, cultural, and recreational spaces for the community. We will spread the best practices of outstanding cities and counties throughout the province to create a safe and attractive river environment that residents can truly experience."

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