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Residents protest delays to Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport, demand faster compensation

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Uiseong residents are increasingly frustrated as the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport project faces prolonged delays.
  • Residents say delayed compensation procedures, development restrictions and land transaction permits have limited their ability to use or manage their property.
  • County officials, lawmakers, a relocation task force and residents attended a meeting at the Bian Manse Center.

Residents of Uiseong in North Gyeongsang Province are protesting delays to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport project and demanding that compensation procedures move faster.

The airport’s prolonged construction timeline has intensified dissatisfaction in the area designated for relocation. Residents say delayed compensation, development restrictions and the designation of a land transaction permission zone have made it difficult to exercise their property rights.

According to Uiseong County, Uiseong County Chief Choi Yu-cheol, local provincial and county lawmakers, members of a relocation task force and residents attended a meeting at the Bian Manse Center on the 5th. The report was published on the 6th.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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