North Korea Dismantles Power Lines On Border With South Korea
Date
11/27/2024 4:26:56 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
According to the South Korean military, North Korean authorities
have allegedly begun dismantling power transmission lines that once
supplied electricity to the now-closed Kaesong Industrial Complex
in North Korea, Azernews reports.
Since Sunday, soldiers of the Korean People's army have been
dismantling power lines in certain areas along the Kenison
transport route. The South Korean military believes that the power
transmission poles, which have been inactive since June 2020 (when
the power supply was cut off after the bombing of the inter-Korean
communications office in Kaesong), will soon be completely
removed.
The agency notes that the power lines were originally installed
by South Korea. A total of 48 tower supports were built to supply
electricity to the industrial complex, 15 of which are located in
North Korean territory. Earlier, the South Korean Ministry of
Unification claimed that North Korea had been increasing its use of
facilities in the Kaesong Industrial Complex without Seoul's
consent. The complex had been closed in 2016.
On October 15, North Korea destroyed railways and highways
connecting the two Koreas along the Kenison and Tonghae transport
routes in the west and east of the peninsula, as part of its
broader territorial demarcation policy. Pyongyang has indicated
that it plans to "turn the southern border into a fortress." North
Korean leader Kim Jong-un stated that the demolition of these roads
symbolizes not only the physical severing of land communication but
also a rejection of the idea of unifying the Korean peninsula.
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