VOTE: Where should the Capital City be moved?

[kingstonkid]

 

This may sound strange but I think that Pakistan had the right idea.  They created a government city Islamabad.  Moved the government buildings and the embassies.

That being said my choice would be strengthen the river flood areas and move to an area in Ayutthaya away from the river or build a wall around the river bank.

 

History is one factor the royal family has lived there before. But the most important reason is that you could then use DMK still as the main government airport. 

Note this is not a city for big business or factories this would be a city just for the capital and all that goes with it.

Bangkok would still have to be maintained as the financial hub of Thailand.  This is the same as many other countries including the US and Canada. 

You can not close Bangkok completely it would be too disastrous for the economy

[rwill]

Beijing

[DefaultName]

Just demolish the current administrative districts, use the rubble to raise the ground level 3 or 4 meters, and build the new one on top.  Simples.

 

Also, if the government has a long holiday while this is happening, Thailand should prosper.  ????

[neeray]

On ‎11‎/‎9‎/‎2019 at 7:49 PM, jackdd said:

The title of the article to which OP posted a link is "Thailand PM considers moving capital as Bangkok congestion takes toll", so this seems to be about traffic

Sorry, you are grossly incorrect. Here is the title of the article "VOTE: Where should the Capital City be moved?

It does not mention traffic.

 

[jackdd]

7 minutes ago, neeray said:

Sorry, you are grossly incorrect. Here is the title of the article "VOTE: Where should the Capital City be moved?

It does not mention traffic.

 

You are wrong, that's the title of this topic, not of the article.

The title of this topic does indeed not narrow it down, but OP provided a link to an article about congestion in Bangkok as basis for this discussion, which shows that this disucussion is probably supposed to be about the congestion aka traffic.

Edited November 11, 2019 by jackdd

[neeray]

If a new city was built primarily for government, it could be aptly named GENERAL CITY.

[neeray]

1 minute ago, jackdd said:

You are wrong, that's the title of this topic, not of the article.

The title of this topic does indeed not narrow it down, but OP provided a link to an article about congestion in Bangkok as basis for this discussion, which shows that this disucussion is probably supposed to be about the congestion aka traffic.

Everybody else is addressing "sinking Bangkok" but you chose to make it about traffic congestion.

 

Whatever.

[jackdd]

7 minutes ago, neeray said:

Everybody else is addressing "sinking Bangkok" but you chose to make it about traffic congestion.

 

Whatever.

Actually most people in this topic didn't say what issue they are addressing, they just made a suggestion for a new location.

Just you and one or two other guys are specifically addressing the flooding, obviously you missed to read the title of the article which OP provided.

[kevinmartyn]

Move it away from all the corruption in Sukhumvit Bangkok and good rpad worthy public transport!

 

[GalaxyMan]

Beijing...????

[EricTh]

On 11/9/2019 at 3:09 PM, Tayaout said:

Beijing. 

 

Edit: too slow ????

 

So Beijing has the most votes now?

 

Edited November 11, 2019 by EricTh

[MAGA 2020]

On 11/9/2019 at 3:02 PM, holy cow cm said:

Buriram or Pattaya. . 

Pukette never

[MAGA 2020]

7 hours ago, neeray said:

If a new city was built primarily for government, it could be aptly named GENERAL CITY.

Move the City, leave the General and Cabinet in Bangkok 

[White Christmas13]

On 11/9/2019 at 4:06 PM, Puchaiyank said:

Just cut to the chase:   Beijing China!

you beat me to it

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

I vote for Soi 6 in Pattaya, please!!!

 

[Bruce404]

Somewhere at least 50 meters above predicted sea level in 2100 (BE 2643), along a "bullet" high-speed train stop between Bangkok (truly becoming "Venice of the East") and Nakorn Ratchasima (on the route towards Khon Kaen, Nong Khai, Laos, and China).

 

For example, Google Earth indicates that this spot along Highway 2 towards Korat, 15 km northeast of Saraburi, is at 50 meters elevation: https://goo.gl/maps/NHBSW3fzJUF62SZY7

 (14.605309 North latitude, 101.061241 East longitude).  

 

Saraburi city itself is in one of the new predicted danger-zone models  (CoastalDEM) for being below sea level in the year 2100.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12808-z/figures/1 

 

Most of the non-mountainous areas of Nakhon Nayok will be under water.

Edited November 13, 2019 by Bruce404