Gyeonggi Province announced on March 13 that it would take strong measures, including designating area-specific responsible officials, as pine wilt disease shows signs of spreading.
The province plans to conduct a comprehensive survey from March 15 to April 3, investing 1.4 billion won, to check whether coniferous trees such as pine and Korean pine trees across approximately 532,200 hectares of forest throughout the province are infected with pine wilt disease.
The survey will mobilize not only forestry officials but all available civil servants, and plans to include broad participation from local residents who are familiar with the geography of their respective areas.
In particular, the province will introduce a real-name responsibility system by survey district, with plans to discipline responsible officials for areas where pine wilt disease occurs after May.
A provincial official stated, "Since pine wilt disease was discovered in Gwangju and Namyangju, there are no signs of spread within the province, but as outbreaks have continued in nearby Chuncheon and Wonju in Gangwon Province, we have launched this inspection." The official added, "Public attention nationwide is also necessary."
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