Ganghwa County Selects 3 Districts for Embankment Renovation Project with 23.4 Billion Won Budget

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Ganghwa County announced on the 22nd that three districts have been selected for this year's embankment renovation project, securing a budget of 23.4 billion won (11.7 billion won in national funds, 5.85 billion won in provincial funds, and 5.85 billion won in county funds).

The three selected sites are the embankments in Dangsan, Inhwa, and Jumun districts, which require reinforcement and repair due to erosion of mudflats in the Han River estuary caused by last year's prolonged 54-day rainy season and concentrated heavy rainfall.

The embankment renovation project is implemented to prevent collapse and damage to aging embankments by preemptively repairing and reinforcing dikes, drainage gates, and auxiliary facilities, and to protect farmland from seawater intrusion.

The county has conducted multiple field inspections and safety assessments, established basic plans for renovation, and made recommendations for repairs and reinforcement to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Incheon Metropolitan City.

The county expects that with the selection of this project site, it will preemptively prevent farmland damage from natural disasters such as heavy rainfall and typhoons.

Meanwhile, last year the county secured 11 billion won in national funds for renovation project costs at Gyosan District in Yangsa-myeon and Heungwang District in Hwado-myeon, which are state-managed embankments, and invested 3 billion won (1.5 billion won in national funds, 750 million won in provincial funds, and 750 million won in county funds) in locally-managed embankments including Barajji District on Jumun Island, Sinjeong District in Seonweon-myeon, and Seokhyeon District in Gyodong-myeon, with embankment renovation projects underway over a three-year period.

Ganghwa County Governor Yu Cheon-ho said, "Embankments are essential facilities necessary to protect the county's farmland created as reclaimed land," and added, "We will do our best in project implementation to prepare for natural disasters through thorough embankment management and to enable many farmers to engage in stable farming activities."