Large-scale fire damage in the Yeongnam region, pushing for swift and high-completion-rate recovery

The Korea Forest Service (headed by Director Kim In-ho) held the "Third Progress Review Meeting of the Forest Fire Damage Restoration and Recovery Task Force" on the 17th at the Government Daejeon Office to ensure systematic and swift recovery of the areas affected by the large-scale forest fires in the Yeongnam region (Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Ulsan, Daegu) that occurred last March. The meeting was attended by officials from the five working groups: the Afforestation and Facility Restoration Team, the Emergency Logging Team, the Resource Utilization Team, the Afforestation and Ecological Restoration Team, and the Regional Revitalization Team, as well as representatives from local governments in the major affected areas of Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam. They shared on-site challenges and discussed recovery plans. Attendees focused on discussing practical recovery measures, including: expediting support for the recovery of affected areas, expanding the planting of broadleaf trees and ...