To prevent flood damage and lay the foundation for growing crops other than rice by installing disaster prevention facilities such as drain facilities, drain and drainage gate in frequently flooded farmlands.
Aplpicable Laws
Articles 6 to 10, and 108 of the Agricultural and Fishing Villages Improvement Act
Project Content
Project period
Investment until 2020
Total project size
Condition
Business agency
1975~onwards
6,289,600,000,000 won
3,027,000ha
100% government budget
Cities, counties and the Korea Rural Community Corporation
Project Procedures
Investigation of candidate site and application of basic investigation district (cities and provinces or cities and counties) → Selection of new district for basic investigation (MAFRA) → Basic survey (KRCC) → Basic Plan setup (MAFRA) → Selection of new districts (MAFRA) → Design and setup of plans (cities and counties, KRCC) → Approval of an enforcement plan (cities and provinces) → Execution of project (cities and counties, KRCC) → Construction (cities and counties, KRCC)
Progress
Drainage in 194,300 ha (64.2%) of total 303,000 ha of farmland facing frequent flood has been improved by 2020.
Drainage Improvement Plan and Progress
Category
Total target
by 2020
by 2021
after 2022
Project scope(1,000㏊)
302.7
194.3
4.4
104.0
Project cost(KRW 100 million)
118,491
62,896
3,245
52,350
Future Plans
To continue the project for drainage improvement targeting 303,000 ha of frequently flooded area