County Governor Yu Cheon-ho Inspects Drought-Vulnerable Areas, Checks 'Comprehensive Water Management Plan'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] County Governor Yu Cheon-ho of Ganghwa visited Gyeodong Island, a drought-vulnerable area, on the 17th to directly examine the site and review the 'Comprehensive Water Management Plan'.

With Ganghwa County recently experiencing extreme heat, agricultural water needed to manage crops and prevent drought has become more essential than usual. In particular, the water storage rates of Goggu Reservoir and Nanjung Reservoir on Gyeodong Island remain at only around 30%, making agricultural water management an urgent priority.

Accordingly, Governor Yu visited Bongso-ri freshwater storage facility on Gyeodong Island to directly confirm the current status of Han River water supply and subsequently visited Goggu Reservoir, Dongsan-ri, and Nanjung Reservoir to listen to farmers' concerns about insufficient agricultural water.

Meanwhile, the county is constructing a Han River water agricultural water supply system with a total project investment of 71.8 billion won, which includes 17 pumping stations, 72.9 km of water transmission pipelines, and 1 reservoir, currently supplying 36,000 tons of agricultural water per day. Additionally, by December, the county plans to further construct 5.2 km of water transmission pipelines and 1 additional reservoir for agricultural water supply, with the goal of increasing the daily Han River water supply to 56,000 tons.

Furthermore, the county is promoting the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry's Rural Water Development Project, a dedicated Han River water transmission pipeline project for Ganghwa County with a total project budget of 34 billion won. When this project is completed, it is expected that continuous supply of agricultural water will enable utilization not only for rice farming but also for dry field farming.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "I will make every effort to improve the agricultural water supply system for uninterrupted Han River water supply so that farmers can focus on farming without worrying about water, and through proactive advance monitoring activities, I will do my best to ensure that crop damage does not occur."