President Lee Myung-Bak visited the Office of National River Restoration on January 19, 2010 and said that many people opposed this project for political and social reasons, but they will support this project when it is completed. He said "I want you to have confidence and finish the job successfully."
He emphasized that we had to do our best to improve the water quality and to preserve the eco-system, and manpower and equipment should be locally supplied to help local economies, and everyone involved in this project should have a sense of the historical mission" He emphasized the quality of works and said "if you participate in this project only for economical interests, some problems may occur, but if you join this project with a sense of the historical mission, you will get the best quality of the working result. I have seen many examples."
