South Korea to get world’s first floating city by 2025
- South Korea is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of flood due to rising sea levels.
- The floating city project is a joint effort by the UN Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habit) and OCEANIX.
- The city will be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea and is likely be completed by 2025.
- The floating city will have ‘flood-proof infrastructure’ and comprise several man-made islands to eliminate the risk of flooding.
- The self-sufficient city will be specifically designed to withstand natural disasters like tsunamis, floods, and Category 5 hurricanes.
Source: Times of India