Catholic Solidarity for Deterrence of Four Major Rivers Project
The government’s 22.2 trillion-won (US$19.13 billion) Four Major Rivers Restoration Project includes dredging and damming sections of the country´s major waterways. Authorities say it is needed to prevent flooding and pollution. “Our outcry is the proclamation of the value of life created by God,” the statement said. “Now, the rivers are groaning, life in the rivers are dying and wetlands are being destroyed… President Lee Myung-bak is pushing hard but working on a false belief which will change the whole ecosystem of Korea.”