Gangwon Provincial Assembly launches special committee on water management···"Do our best to prevent inconvenience from drought"

[Reporter Lee Woo-jung, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] The Special Committee on Water Management of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Assembly held its first meeting on the 22nd and began its full-scale activities. The Special Committee on Water Management plans to resolve the water shortage issues in Gangneung, which has been declared an emergency disaster area due to the recent prolonged drought, and in Yeongdong, which suffers from damage due to abnormal weather every year, and to establish mid- to long-term response plans. The chairperson of the newly formed Special Committee on Water Management is Representative Kwon Hyuk-yeol (People Power Party, Gangneung), who proposed the establishment of the committee. Representative Kim Ki-ha (People Power Party, Donghae) was appointed as the vice-chairperson, along with Representatives Kang Jeong-ho (People Power Party, Sokcho), Kim Gil-su (People Power Party, Yeongwol), Kim Yong-rae (People Power Party, Gangneung), Moon Gwan-hyeon (People Power Party, Taebaek), Shim O-seop (People Power Party, Gangneung), and Lee Ji-young.