Residents in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, issued a statement stating that “condemning the government’s decision to dismantle Gongjubo”, they launched a campaign against the dismantlement.
On the morning of the 2nd, in front of the main gate of Gongju City Hall, Chungcheongnam-do, the’Committee Against the Dissolution of Gongju Bodeok’, composed of local farmers and citizens, is protesting. At the rally, farmers even dragged tractors and argued, “The majority of Gongju residents, 75%, oppose the dismantling of Gongjubo, but the Moon Jae-in government is trying to destroy Gongjubo.” Freelancer Kim Seong-tae
In a statement released in front of Gongju City Hall on the 2nd, about 20 residents of the Gongjubo Dismantlement Committee (Struggle Committee) said, “The government investigation and evaluation team for the restoration of the natural nature of the four major rivers is expected to “Based on these results, the National Water Management Committee made an absurd decision to demolish Gongjubo on the 18th of last month,” he said. On this day, some residents drove out of the tractor and protested.
The struggle committee said, “The report of the results of monitoring the opening of the Geumgang and Youngsan rivers by the Ministry of Environment, which was released on the 27th of last month, showed that the water quality of the six items was worse than before the opening of the floodgates. As it turns out, attempts to dismantle security should be stopped immediately.” The residents also said, “Politicians who cannot keep the Gongjubo will be judged severely by the citizens.”
Chairman Lee Kook-Hyun of the struggle committee said, “More than 75% of Gongju citizens are opposed to the dismantling of security. Can the government ignore local residents in this way?” “The Gongju citizens will fight to the end to protect Gongjubo.” In a poll conducted by Gongju City in July 2019, 74.8% of citizens answered that “we must keep Gongjubo as it is now.” In addition, the Gongju City Council at that time also voted against the dismantling of the security.
The struggle committee said, “The government should immediately withdraw the decision to dismantle Gongjubo,” and “Gongjubo withdrawal immediately” and “Gongjubo withdrawal of water and become a tourism resource at the three Geumgang Bridges that pass through Gongju, such as the Baekje Bridge, the Geumgang Railway, and Gongju Bridge, and Gongjubo and Gongju City Hall squares Let’s save it, hung more than 100 placards.
On the morning of the 2nd, in front of the main gate of Gongju City Hall, Chungcheongnam-do, the’Committee Against the Dissolution of Gongju Bodhisattva’, composed of local farmers and citizens, protests and protests. Freelancer Kim Seong-tae
Rep. Jeong Jin-seok (Gongju-Cheongyang-Buyeo), the power of the people, said, “Are you going to destroy the Geumgangbo first while you can’t touch the Nakdonggang and Hangangbo?” and “It is impossible to see the dismantling of Gongjubo and Sejongbo.” Rep. Jung emphasized, “The owners of Geumgang are not the central government and environmental organizations, but local residents and farmers who lived and cooked rice with Geumgang water for generations to come.”
Meanwhile, the Presidential Commission on National Water Management decided on the 19th of last month to completely dismantle the Geumgang Sejongbo and the Youngsan River Juksanbo, and to partially dismantle Gongjubo while maintaining the upper bridge, the highway bridge. In addition, the Geumgang Baekjebo and the Yeongsangang Seungchonbo were always open.
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