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North Korea is building a new city every year, and it is said that the construction time will only be about a year.
They are literally aiming to ‘build a quick war’, and Union Observatory reporter Choi Yu-chan looked into what the purpose is and if there are any problems.
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The second phase of residential construction in Pyongyang’s Hwaseong district began last February.
The construction of a new town with 40-story apartments and various convenience facilities on a site of 800,000 square meters was completed in one year and two months.
[화성지구 2단계 준공식 (2024년 4월)]
“The whole country greeted with joy another extraordinary new birth.”
After North Korea announced that it would build a total of 50,000 houses in Pyongyang, 10,000 per year in 2021, Songsin Songhwa Street was completed in 1 year and 1 month in 2022, and the first phase of Hwaseong District construction to be completed in 2023. I completed it in two years and two months.
Construction that would normally have taken several years in other countries was completed in just over a year.
[최명기/대한민국산업현장교수]
“Basically, you have to create land for a house, cut down the mountain, and then build an apartment, which means it will take at least three years in our country. the fastest. ”
It is no surprise to say that the construction of North Korea is a history of rapid warfare.
During the renovation process in Pyongyang, the so-called “Pyongyang Speed” appeared, referring to the construction of a house in 14 minutes, and electric speed construction was applied to Changjeon Street and Ryomyong Street. , which was built during the Kim Jong era. – one century.
[려명거리 건설 노동자 (조선중앙TV, 2016년)]
“The 40-story frame job was completely completed in about 40 days after the first shovel was put in. ”
The reason North Korea is able to build a new city in such a short time is because it is possible to build a new city tactically, moving all the soldiers and construction equipment.
In fact, most of the recent housing construction in Pyongyang has been done by soldiers.
[심승일/화성지구 2단계 작업군인 (2023년 6월)]
“Our brigade is actively promoting projects to shorten the construction time by doing structural construction and service network construction in a three-dimensional way at the same time.”
The fact that North Korea has abundant resources of various construction materials, such as limestone, a raw material for cement, is also a factor that allows North Korea to move forward with large-scale construction projects despite economic difficulties.
[최경수/북한자원연구소장]
“North Korea has tens of billions of tons of limestone. The raw materials for making cement are sufficient. There is no big problem in buying it.”
However, excessive speed can increase the risk of serious injury, as in the 2014 Pyongyang apartment collapse that resulted in injuries.
[최명기/대한민국산업현장교수]
“It is possible that the concrete strength has not been achieved. There may be problems with reinforcement bars, water leaks, or lack of insulation…”
However, the reason North Korea is focusing on rapid war-building is because construction is an area where it can quickly and effectively advertise the party’s achievements.
In fact, North Korea is increasing the intensity of propaganda every day, claiming that the construction of new houses is an achievement based on the spirit of love of Chairman Kim Jong-un for the people.
North Korea’s construction projects, which are used as a way to encourage loyalty and strengthen regime loyalty, are expected to continue at this time.
This is Choi Yoo-chan from MBC News.
Video editing: Young Park
2024-04-27 11:25:01
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