Ganghwa County - Korea Rural Community Corporation, Signing of 2021 Rural Village New Deal Project Consignment Agreement

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County is accelerating efforts to revitalize rural fishing villages through a rural village new deal project and passenger ferry port improvement project.

On the 28th, the county signed a consignment agreement with the Ganghwa·Ongjin Branch of Korea Rural Community Corporation (Branch Manager Choi Jae-chul) to smoothly and successfully promote projects for Choji Port, Hari Port, and Acha-do Port, which were selected as the "2021 Rural Village New Deal 300 Project" and "Base Port Improvement Project."

Through this agreement, the county will provide administrative support for various permits and licenses necessary for project implementation, while Korea Rural Community Corporation will be responsible for establishing basic and detailed designs, operating regional cooperation bodies, supervising facility construction, and managing projects based on its rich experience and professional personnel in rural village development projects.

This project will invest 8.4 billion won (7.2 billion won for Choji Port, 800 million won for Hari Port, 400 million won for Acha Port) over three years from 2021 to 2023. It is expected to improve living conditions for fishing village residents and enhance their quality of life through modernization of fishing infrastructure and development of marine tourism resources.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "I hope that this agreement will lead to smooth project implementation and revitalize rural fishing villages," and added, "To successfully promote this project, we will gather and reflect the opinions of local residents to the maximum extent."

Meanwhile, the county has been pushing ahead with projects at a steady pace, including Sunpo Port selected in 2019, Changhu Port and Hwangsan-do Port selected in 2020 under the "Rural Village New Deal 300 Project." The project progress has been superior to that of other cities and counties, leading to its selection as a key project site by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.