Osan City Selected as Fine Dust Reduction Excellence Municipality

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jeong Jun-sung] Osan City has been selected as an excellent municipality in the 'Fine Dust Reduction Excellence City/County Evaluation for 2021' overseen by Gyeonggi Province.

In this evaluation, where Gyeonggi Province divided 31 cities and counties into three groups (A, B, C) based on population, Osan City received high scores for operating smart IoT fine dust mask automatic vending machines tailored to the COVID-19 era, systematic high-concentration fine dust seasonal management task force operations, new fine dust response projects for vulnerable populations (air showers, etc.), expanded idling restriction zones, and appropriate inter-departmental collaboration on fine dust reduction, leading to its selection as an excellent municipality.

Meanwhile, Mayor Kwak Sang-wook of Osan City stated, "Fine dust is no longer a trivial issue and directly impacts our daily lives, so it must be improved through strong determination and consistent policy initiatives," and added, "We will continue to deliberate on fine dust reduction and pursue effective fine dust reduction measures that work together with citizens."