Title 1. MuhanDolbomi Welfare Facility Aides.(0125-1)
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In addition to the renowned Muhandolbom (무한돌봄) welfare support tem for families who face difficulties but lack access to welfare benefits, Gyeonggi Province has been operating the ‘Visiting Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) Service for Welfare Facilities’ since last year. The beneficiaries of this service areindividuals but instead welfare facilities in the province. The services provided include free inspectionrepairtechniciansvolunteers.
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1) White Lily Home / Anseong City
Thisa private children’s home in Anseong City.
2) Ageing Facilities Unfit for Childcare
Many of the facilities in this children’s home are either too degraded to function properly or dofunction at all. Thereno one who provides continuous care for the building. The door cannot block the cold airits handlemissing; some fluorescent lights dolight up properly;therea constant danger of fire because there are no fire detectors, even in the boiler room. This place desperately needs extensive inspectionrepair. It’s a relief that the Visiting Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) Service Team arrived here before ittoo late.
3) One-stop Care ServiceExperienced Specialists
The Visiting Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) Service Team consist of specialists with more than 20 years of experience in electrical engineering, firefightingsanitary facilities. Anything they touchrevivedrepairednew. Satisfactiontwofold because their services are free of charge.
4) Kim Bok-rye / Social Worker
“Itwonderful to have these services for freeI am very grateful.”
5) 810 Welfare Facilities BenefitedMuhandolbomi Service
A total of 810 welfare facilities have benefitedthe services of Visiting Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) since February of last year. The five-member Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) Service Team consists of techniciansthe provincial governmentvolunteers. They visit small social welfare facilities with less than 10 residents on a daily basis,have so far performed inspectionrepair services on more than 2,500 occasions.
6) Lee Gi-woong / Visiting Muhandolbomi Team Leader
“We will improve the quality of servicewe will also expand the service to include floorwallpaper work2012.”
The Visiting Muhandolbomi (무한돌보미) Service of Gyeonggi Provincethe first of its kind in Koreahas lifted the standard of provincial welfare services to a new level.

Title 2. Crackdown on Illegal Waste Disposal (0126-1)
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Wastehomesindustriesa major cause of environmental pollutionshould be disposed of properly. Several waste disposal companies were identifiedGyeonggi Province for their illegal handling of contaminant waste.
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1) OO Chemicals / Hwaseong City
Thisa waste treatment company in Hwaseong (화성) City. Therea mountain of empty hazardous material containers in an open area.
2) Illegal Open Storage of Hazardous Material Containers
Containersthese must be stored in a closedcontrolled storage space, but they are left in an open area to save the cost of storage. Melting snowrain water or even wind can easily carry hazardous substancesthese containersseriously contaminate surrounding areas.
3) Lee Ji-hoon Reporter
“I am now behind the open waste storage site. As you can see, leachatethe wasteflowing down the wall, contaminating the streamrice paddies.”
The situationno better at another company in Hwaseong (화성) City. Heavily contaminated waterstacks of waste materialsflowing into the sewer nearbyto the river. This particular company has been penalized twice already for violations but refuses to take any corrective actions, claiming a lack of funds
4) Company Officer
“The type of business we are in isdifficulties these days. We just couldafford to take any actions about it.”
5) 8 Illegal Waste Disposal Sites Were Disclosed
Eight business sites were identified for illegal waste disposalthe Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police. Some of these companies produceillegally dispose of waste that contains highly hazardous heavy metals, such as mercurycadmium, which can cause serious soilwater contamination.
6) Choi Seong-il / Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police Investigator
“We will crackdown on illegal waste disposal on on-going basis.”
The Gyeonggi Special Judicial Police plan to intensify their control of illegal waste disposalprosecuting identified offenders instead of simply issuing warnings.

Title 3. Paldang Water Marks Highest Quality in 13 Years (0127-1)
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Paldang (팔당) Lakethe source of water for the 25 million residents of the Seoul-Gyeonggi metropolitan area,the improvement of its water quality has been an important administrative challenge for Gyeonggi Province. The provincial government has been implementing comprehensive policies for the improvement of Paldang (팔당) water quality since 2007. The effectiveness of these policies was proven when the quality of Paldang (팔당) water was recently announced to be at its highest level in 13 years.
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1) Gyeongan Sewage Treatment Plant / Gwangju City
Thisthe Gyeongan (경안) Sewage Treatment Plant in Gwangju (광주) City. Sewage passes through a series of treatment processes at this plantis transformed into clean water capable of supporting fish before flowing into Paldang (팔당) Lake.
2) 180 Sewage Treatment Plants
A large number of new sewage treatment plants that block contaminantsflowing into the Paldang (팔당) watershed have been established in Gyeonggi Province since 2007,the total number of sewage treatment plants in the province has risen to 180.
3) Gyeonggi Province Invests KRW 20.6 Billion in Comprehensive Paldang Lake Project
Gyeonggi Province has set aside a total of KRW 20.6 billion for the Comprehensive Paldang (팔당) Lake Project as part of the Han River Water Quality Improvement Project. Some of this budget has already been utilized over the past five years for a number of related projects such as the creation of an artificial swampsewage piping tem. These projects are now showing their positive effects on the quality of Paldang (팔당) water.
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Gyeonggi Province announced that the annual average biochemical oxygen demand of Paldang Lakenow 1.1 ppm, a record high since the launching of the Comprehensive Han River Water Quality Improvement Project in 1998.
4) Yoo Yeong-bong / Chief of Gyeonggi Province Paldang Water Quality Headquarters
“1.1ppmwater of sufficient quality to be consumed after simple filtering.”
5) Gyeongan Stream Water Also Improved
The Gyeongan (경안) Streamone of the tributaries of Paldang (팔당) Lakewas notorious for the foul quality of its water. The water quality of this stream has also improved5.2 ppm in 2006 to 2.0 ppm in 2011.
Gyeonggi Province has been focusing on the Han River watershed in its endeavors to improve water quality, but will modify current projects to include tributariesthis year.

Title 4. Gyeonggi Province Provides Improved Access to Urban Planning Information
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Gyeonggi Province began providing the public with more efficient access to urban planning information.
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This information includes noticespublic notifications related to urban planning.
1) Urban Planning ExhibitsNotifications
From January 25th, the contents of noticespublic notifications pertaining to urban planning are being added to the ‘Gyeonggi Real Estate Portal’ homepage so as to provide fastefficient access to information on currently effected urban planning. The purpose of these new content pagesto provide residents with easyconvenient access to noticesnotificationsto facilitate opinion gathering before the implementation of administrative actions on urban planning.
2) Development ProjectsPlan Information
The contents of noticespublic notifications also include information on individual development projects, affected addresses, mapsland utilization plans.
3) Gyeonggi Real Estate Portal (gris.gg.go.kr)
Information on any development, construction or conservation plan of the provincial government as well as those of citiescounties can be quickly accessedthe homepage of the Gyeonggi Real Estate Portal.
The provision of this informationexpected to promote public awareness of the protection of property rightsinterest in urban planning as well as the involvement of residents in urban planningimplementation.

Title 5. Promotion of Insect Industry (0126-2)
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The Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services held a seminar on the promotion of the insect industry as an industry of the future.
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From yellow ladybugs that live exclusively on plant germs to beetles with formidable pincer-like mandibles, there are estimated to be more than 10 million insect species living on the planet. Insects account for three quarters ofanimal life on Earth; however, insects are usuallyconsidered resources for human life.
1) Seminar for Insect Industry Development / Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services (January 26th)
The Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services plans to promote the insect industry as a blue chip industry of the future.
2) Increased Demand for Beneficial Insects
The rising importance of eco-friendly farming, growing demand for pest controlpollination using insects,the development of medicines using substances producedinsects are the major contributing factors to the growing interest in the insect industry.
3) [INTERVIEW] Kim Hui-dong / Agricultural Research Chief, / Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services
“We will continue our researchdevelopment to help expand the insect industry.”
The Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services, the organizer of this seminar, plans to provide continuous support for the operation of insect experiential programs within the provincewill work closely with academiaindustry to promote the insect industry.

Title 6. Human Rights of People with Disabilities (0127-2)
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Gyeonggi Province began the active implementation of its plan for the protection of the human rights of people with disabilities.
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1) Movie: ‘Crucible’
The recent showing of the movie ‘Crucible’ triggered public interest in the human rights of people with disabilities in Korea. This movie was a strong denunciation of the violation of human rights of disabled individualssociety in general,d ripple effects in Korean society.
2) Survey on Current Status of Human Rights of People with Disabilities
Gyeonggi Province has commissioned a survey of residential facilities for people with disabilities,identified 35 cases of the violation of human rightsunjust operation.
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The disclosed violations included two cases of bodily violence, seven cases of physical fights, one case of verbal abuse, 10 cases of suspected corporal punishment,13 other violations. There were also 12 cases of improper operation of facilities such as kitchensanitary services.
3) Violators to Be Prosecuted
Investigators are gathering evidence of violations,those who are proven guilty will be prosecuted or dischargedthe facilities
4) [INTERVIEW] Jeong Chan-yul / Gyeonggi Province Disabled Welfare Division
“Gyeonggi Province will endeavor to eliminate any violation of the human rights of people with disabilitiesestablishing the Ordinance of Human Rights of the Disabledoperating the Human Rights Center for the Disabled.”
5) Information: Gyeonggi Province Disabled Welfare Division ☎(031)8008-4322
The provincial government will also prepare various policies for the enhancement of the human rights of people with disabilities based on the results of this survey.