Anti-flooding plans agreed
Downtown Pattani is flooded on Monday. ABDULLAH BENJAKAT A government committee on Thursday approved four flood prevention projects in Bangkok and a water supply project in Pattani. The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, said Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) secretary-general Somkiat Prajamwong. The first project will see a reinforced concrete dam built on Klong Bang Phai and Klong Phraya Ratchamontri in Nonthaburi, which is designed to retain 183,600 cubic metres of water and help drain excess water from th...