Gyeongnam Provincial Council Forms Special Committee on Namgang Dam Project Damage... Urges Enactment of Special Act

Published 07 Sep.2021 19:55(KST)

Updated 11 Aug.2025 11:30(KST)

A special committee was formed and held a meeting regarding the project to increase the flood control capacity of Namgang Dam by the Gyeongnam Provincial Council. [Image source=Gyeongnam Provincial Council]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] The special committee on the Namgang Dam flood control capacity enhancement project of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council held its 2nd meeting during the 388th regular session of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council on the 7th, adopting an activity plan and a government recommendation proposal, and receiving a report on the executive branch's work, thus beginning full-scale activities.

The main activity plans of the special committee include understanding the progress of government and executive branch policies related to the Namgang Dam flood control capacity enhancement project, visiting the National Assembly and central government ministries, forming a broad regional consensus and cooperation system, and adopting government recommendation proposals.

The special committee received a report from the executive branch on the progress of major tasks related to the response to the Namgang Dam enhancement project and urged Gyeongnam Province to take proactive measures.

Additionally, at the 2nd meeting, the committee adopted a government recommendation proposal urging the enactment of a special law on damages related to the Namgang Dam enhancement project and the establishment of damage countermeasures.

The recommendation letter includes content calling for the enactment of a special law for the residents of Gyeongnam Province who are suffering damages due to the Namgang Dam discharge, and emphasizes that the opinions of residents around Namgang Dam, whose survival and safety are threatened, should be collected to prioritize the establishment of flood damage countermeasures before proceeding with the project.

Park Jeong-yeol, chairman of the special committee, stated, "Proactive response is required more than ever," and urged, "Please prepare extraordinary measures to minimize flood damage to residents near Namgang Dam, marine environmental destruction, and fishery losses."