‘Listen to the people’: PM’s push for water mega-projects triggers flood of concern

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Concerned Thais and environmentalists have expressed alarm at Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s support for a 2.2-trillion-baht water management project on the Mekong, Chi and Mun rivers.

 

“I hope the prime minister will not rush to give the project a green light. I really hope he will study the information carefully before making a decision,” said Asst Prof Sitang Pilailar, a water-management expert at Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Engineering.

 

She warned that the situation of the Mekong River is uncertain and threatened by China’s plans to build more dams upstream, with global warming could also reduce the river’s volume significantly.

 

Asst Prof Sitang Pilailar

“If the government jumps too fast to a conclusion, the huge 2.2-trillion-baht budget may be wasted,” the academic said.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-25

 

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[redwood1]

trillion-baht budget may be wasted,” 

 

Well then the project should be started mmediately...

 

Greed is good, Waste is good, brown envelopes are good, the rich geting richer is good...

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“If the government jumps too fast to a conclusion, the huge 2.2-trillion-baht budget may be wasted,

Useless maybe ... 2.2 Trillion wasted, never

[nobodysfriend]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Srettha Thavisin’s support for a 2.2-trillion-baht water management project on the Mekong, Chi and Mun rivers.

Srettha wants to build his reputation as a progressive leader who brings wealth to his country by encouraging investment in projects that are not all sustainable .

All man made manipulation of ecosystems that needed thousands of years to develop may backfire and cause more trouble than good in the long run ...

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“I hope the prime minister will not rush to give the project a green light. I really hope he will study the information carefully before making a decision,”

Let's hope for that ...

[ourmanflint]

This has been proposed for over 7 years now, and should be done asap to provide certainty of water supplies in the North, much better than many other vanity projects

[billd766]

Whichever country controls the headwaters controls the flow of water going downstream.

 

That would be China and they will never loosen their grip on the Mekong.