Campaign for Expanding Area of Tilled Land Brisk in North Hwanghae Province

Pyongyang, May 25 (KCNA) -- A brisk campaign for expanding the area of tilled land is conducted on a mass scale in North Hwanghae Province of the DPRK.

This year alone, the province has carried out the work to acquire new land and rehabilitate the cultivating land extending hundreds of hectares.

Suan County discovered new land of various hectares and dredged tens of thousands of cubic meters of river-beds in different rivers to restore the lost land and protect more than 20 hectares of farmland.

Yonthan County carried out the project for straightening the waterway, turning the water course and building embankments in a short span of time and restored a lot of land.

Thosan County secured 80 hectares of grain cultivation area and found tilled land reserves by constructing roads straight.

Singye, Koksan and Sinphyong counties have restored the lost land by flood and landslide and planted crops in a timely manner. -0-

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