Audit agency to extend probe into controversial river project

Audit agency to extend probe into controversial river project

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- The state auditor said Monday it will extend the period of its audit by two months into a highly controversial public project to refurbish the country's four major rivers.

As a trademark of the previous Lee Myung-bak administration, the mega project costing 22 trillion won (US$19.5 billion) is aimed at helping prevent floods and promote tourism along the country's four major rivers - the Han, Nakdong, Kum and Yeongsan.