The Wonju Branch of the Korea Rural Community Corporation held a water release ceremony at the Banggye Reservoir on the 10th, to pray for a bountiful harvest for the year. The water release ceremony, which opens the floodgates to let water flow into the rice paddies at the start of the planting season, is an event to raise awareness of the importance of agriculture and to wish for a rich harvest for the year. The ceremony was attended by about 150 people, including Kim Myeong-il, head of the Gangwon Regional Headquarters of the Korea Rural Community Corporation, Kim Jun-hee, director of the Wonju Agricultural Technology Center, Gwak Husin, chairman of the Munmak Agricultural Cooperative, and Park Cheon-hee, policy vice chairman of the Wonju Special Autonomous Province Association of the Korea Rural Community Corporation. The event included performances by a folk play wishing for a bountiful harvest, the awarding of gratitude certificates, a report on the 2026 water supply plan, ...