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The workers of the North Phyongan Provincial General Tideland Reclamation Enterprise successfully completed the construction of the first district of Aedo reclaimed tideland.

A ring road was built along the sea dikes linking Sinbong-ri, Aedo-dong and Ilhae-ri in Jongju City, and thousands of hectares of tideland turned into arable land, thus altering the country's map and laying another foundation for developing the country's agriculture and improving the people's living standards.

There took place an inauguration ceremony of the first district of Aedo reclaimed tideland in North Phyongan Province on January 14.

Present there were Ri Chol Man, vice-premier of the Cabinet and chairman of the Agricultural Commission, Kim Chol Sam, chief secretary of the North Phyongan Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and officials and employees of the Tideland Reclamation Bureau and the North Phyongan Provincial General Tideland Reclamation Enterprise.

Ri Chol Man addressed the ceremony.

He extended congratulations to all the builders and officials in the relevant sector who performed labour feats in reclaiming tideland by levelling mountains and filling up the sea in the spirit of devotedly implementing the Party's policies and the stubborn fighting spirit.

The devoted efforts of the brave conquerors of the sea who successfully completed the construction of the first district of Aedo reclaimed tideland are fully demonstrating the strength of the indomitable spirit of the Korean people who respond to the call of the Party only with devoted implementation and the spirit of advance of socialist Korea opening up a broad avenue to prosperity, racing against time, he said.

He called upon all the officials and working people to charge forward to attain the goal of reclaiming 300 000 hectares of tideland, true to the ideas and leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, and to wage a more vigorous and courageous struggle to greet the glorious Party Congress with labour achievements.

So Won Gil, manager of the North Phyongan Provincial General Tideland Reclamation Enterprise, in his speech expressed the resolve to demonstrate the mettle of the Koreans in the struggle to translate the Party's grand nature-remaking plan into reality.

At the end of the ceremony the participants went round various places of the first district of Aedo reclaimed tideland.