Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
South Chungcheong urges law to support Geum River estuary restoration
South Chungcheong Province urged lawmakers to pass a special estuary restoration law at a National Assembly event.
The province highlighted the Geum River estuary, closed for 36 years, and the ecological changes since a river-mouth dam was built.
It says restoration is difficult because different bodies manage the dam and other structures, and there is no clear legal basis for coordinated estuary restoration.
The proposed law would create a 10-year national plan and a national estuary committee.
It would also allow the national government to carry out restoration projects and support them.
The province says it will continue urging the government and parliament to pass the law, which it says could help restore links between rivers and the sea and support sustainable local development.
South Chungcheong Province urged the National Assembly and government to enact a special law for restoring and managing estuaries.
The province made its appeal at a legislative fair that opened at the National Assembly on Nov. 5.
It said the Geum River estuary has been closed for 36 years and faces ecological problems.
The proposed law would establish a national plan, a national estuary committee and government support for restoration projects.
- Who
- South Chungcheong Province.
- What
- It urged the National Assembly and government to enact a special law on estuary restoration and management.
- When
- The province made the appeal at a legislative fair that opened on Nov. 5.
- Where
- At the National Assembly in Seoul, including its central lawn.
- Why
- The province says fragmented management and a lack of direct legal grounds limit comprehensive restoration of the Geum River estuary.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Geum River estuary has remained closed, according to the province.
A legislative fair opened at the National Assembly, where South Chungcheong Province urged enactment of the special law.
- Location
- Geum River estuary
- Duration
- Closed for 36 years
- Event
- National Assembly legislative fair opened Nov. 5
- Proposed plan
- A national estuary comprehensive plan every 10 years
- Proposed body
- National Estuary Committee
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What people are saying
Restoring the Geum River estuary is not simply about improving the environment of the estuary; it is about restoring the ecological value of connecting rivers and the sea and promoting sustainable regional development.