Seoul Metropolitan Councilors "Such grass, disgrace of the capital city"... Seoul's Sangam turf budget will increase by 3.3 billion won "triples."

Seoul Metropolitan Councilors "Such grass, disgrace of the capital city"... Seoul's Sangam turf budget will increase by 3.3 billion won "triples."

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The Seoul Metropolitan Government will triple the budget for managing grass at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul to 3.3 billion won.

The Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation requested the Seoul Metropolitan Council to triple its budget from 1.1 billion won this year in relation to lawn management at the World Cup Stadium.

First, we will increase the supply and demand of grass by 2.5 times to immediately prepare for damage to grass caused by bad weather and performances. The government plans to increase the volume of external grass purchases from 1,700 square meters to 4,500 square meters, and the number of preliminary forges directly grown and procured from 2,500 square meters to 5,000 square meters. Equipment that helps grass grow will also be greatly increased. It will install five additional artificial miners to help the photosynthesis of grass, and buy five additional blowers to help ventilation amid high temperatures and humidity in summer. In the long run, a pilot operation will also be launched to introduce an overseeding method (a method that maintains grass quality by spraying Korean paper grass seeds in winter on orchid grass) similar to Japan.

In the administrative audit of the Tourism and Sports Bureau by the Seoul Metropolitan Council's stylistic committee on the 8th, the issue of grass was a hot topic in both the ruling and opposition parties. Rep. Kim Ki-duk (Democratic Party of Korea) focused on "the grass issue that Son Heung-min said was worse than arrogance." "There is a contradiction in the stadium at a time when everyone has to join forces to host the 2036 Seoul Olympics. If this is the case, it could be a reason for disqualification in the selection," he pointed out. He also actively recommended alternatives by presenting examples of Spain's Bernabeu variable grass, London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and Japan's Sapporo Stadium, which can turn a soccer field into a venue without damaging the grass by using a smart farm method that stores the lawn indoors.

Seoul Metropolitan Councilman Kim Hyung-jae (People's Power) criticized the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation by posting a photo of himself examining the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the eve of the questionnaire. "It's not just that the grass was poorly managed. It's not just that it was damaged," he said. "It's managed by four blowers and seven grass management personnel. How have they managed such a large stadium with such equipment and manpower? The facilities management corporation was too complacent. The principle of renting the stadium was not observed. There is a K-League game in five days, and they rented the concert for us. Will it be restored in five days? 134 grass complaints have been filed from 2021 to last year." In response to the corporation's response to the effect that the situation was unexpected due to abnormal climate effects, Kim said, "The state of the ground I saw is not related to abnormal climate." When the corporation explained, "The corporation submitted a grass restoration plan to the Korea Football Association ahead of the match against Iraq on October 15, and we recovered it," he criticized, "When I went there yesterday, I wondered what kind of restoration this was." "After the match against Palestine, the venue for the World Cup qualifying match against Iraq was moved to Mir Stadium in Yongin. It's a disgrace to Seoul, the capital city, and a disgrace to the Republic of Korea," he said. "Please have a thorough sense of responsibility and focus your heart and soul on the overall management of the stadium," he said.

Kim Young-hwan, director of the Tourism and Sports Bureau of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, said, "We requested to increase the budget of 1.1 billion won this year to 3.3 billion won next year because there is a need to systematically manage grass, including labor costs (land management personnel)," adding, "In the short term, we will secure sufficient replacement of grass, exclusive management personnel, and purchase equipment to manage the quality of grass well. We will adjust the rental schedule considering growth conditions so that it does not interfere with soccer games," he said. "In the case of variable grass grounds, we will review the possibility of accepting overseas cases in Korea in the long term." "As the Jamsil Main Stadium is under remodeling, demand for cultural performances has been concentrated on the Seoul World Cup Stadium. When it is completed, there is room for distribution, and a concert hall is also being built in Changdong Arena. When it is completed, the 온라인카지노 World Cup Stadium will be able to be used for soccer's own purpose." "It is wrong that we failed to manage grass thoroughly. We will systematically manage it from now on. We will reflect it in next year's budget and make a manual to rent it so that it does not interfere with soccer games," he said.