Doing Our Best to Protect Residents' Property and Establish a Safe Farming Foundation
Goheung County in Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Youngmin) announced on the 19th that it has received final approval for an implementation plan to invest a total project cost of 15 billion KRW from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Jeollanam-do for the repair and maintenance of seawalls.
The target facilities for this project are the aging seawalls in Haechangman, Podu-myeon; Haenae, Namyang-myeon; and Songnim, Daeseo-myeon, all over 40 years old. These facilities received a D grade in safety inspections.
Goheung County has received final approval for the implementation plan to invest a total project cost of 15 billion KRW from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Jeonnam Province for the embankment repair project. Provided by Goheung County
In particular, due to aging structures, insufficient embankment height, and the displacement of riprap, water leakage has occurred, and seawater intrusion continues to damage farmland. Additionally, the winch that operates the sluice gate at the Haechangman seawall has exceeded its service life and needs urgent replacement.
To resolve these issues, Goheung County submitted a request to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the necessity of the seawall repair and maintenance project. As a result, it secured a budget of 9.6 billion KRW for Haechangman in Podu-myeon, 2.9 billion KRW for Haenae in Namyang-myeon, and 2.5 billion KRW for Songnim in Daeseo-myeon, totaling 15 billion KRW for the three seawalls.
With the final approval of this implementation plan, administrative procedures for project bidding will be completed as soon as possible, and construction is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2025.
Governor Gong Youngmin stated, "Once the project is completed, it will be possible to respond more effectively to salt damage and natural disasters in nearby farmland," and added, "We will continue to regularly inspect aging seawalls vulnerable to typhoons and tidal waves, secure national funding for urgent areas in sequence, and do our utmost to protect residents' property and establish a safe agricultural foundation."
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