Gwonseon-gu Major Cleanup of Parks and Streams for Summer Vacation Season

Gwonseon-gu (District Chief Kim Jung-soo) conducted a comprehensive national cleanup on the 9th of vacation sites including Chilbo Mountain and Yeogi Mountain, parks, stream areas, and other recreational spaces in preparation for the summer vacation season. As floating populations are expected to surge at these vacation spots, concerns over illegal dumping of garbage and odor issues prompted the initiative.

Approximately 500 participants, including civil servants, soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Battalion, community organization members, and residents, participated in the cleanup, removing illegally dumped garbage from major roadsides passing through vacant land and urban areas, as well as park surroundings. To prevent illegal dumping and promote early adoption of volume-based waste disposal bags, the district conducted concurrent operations to organize illegally dumped garbage and separate recyclables while touring problem areas with residents.

Notably, about 40 soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Battalion participated in the cleanup, sweating through efforts to clean up illegally dumped garbage in vacant areas, setting an exemplary model of civil-administrative-military cooperation.

A district official stated, "We plan to take the lead in creating a pleasant urban environment by continuously implementing road and stream-side residential waste removal during the vacation season and conducting crackdowns on illegal dumping by visitors."