The recent floods have renewed questions about Bangkok's long-term flood defences, particularly the omission of previously proposed monkey cheek retention areas from the draft comprehensive city plan due to take effect next year.
.setuor wolf-retaw larutan tcetorp ot erom od tsum gninnalp esu-dnal taht nraw stsylana ytreporP .snoitidnoc lacol ot detius retteb dna evitceffe-tsoc erom era serusaem eganiard evitanretla dias )AMB( noitartsinimdA natiloporteM kokgnaB ehT
.sksir etamilc ssessa dluohs sreyubemoh woh dna erutcurtsarfni cilbup rof dnal gniriuqca fo tsoc eht ,saera enorp-doolf ni tnempoleved tuoba snoitseuq sesiar osla etabed ehT
?TNATROPMI SYAWDOOLF ERA YHW
.2991 ni nalp tsrif eht ecnis ytic eht fo sedis htob no saera hcus deifitnedi evah snalp ytic evisneherpmoc s'kokgnaB .aes eht sdrawot niard nac retaw ssecxe hcihw hguorht setuor detangised era syawdoolF
.eganiard rof yltcerid desu neeb ylirassecen ton dah dnal eht hguohtla ,snoisiver ruof hguorht ecalp ni deniamer ylegral snoitangised yawdoolf eht dias ,dnaliahT dleifekaW & namhsuC ycnatlusnoc ytreporp ta hcraeser fo daeh ,peehcgnoK tehcaruS
.dias eh ",secnivorp rehto morf dewolf yllacirotsih sah retaw hcihw hguorht setuor gnola seil dna saera gnidnuorrus naht rewol yllareneg si dnal ehT"
.tehcaruS rM deton ,erehwesle morf ni gniwolf retawdoolf dna llafniar reivaeh eganam ot si kokgnaB fi tnegnirts erom eb dluohs saera eseht ni snoitcirtser tnempoleveD
.nalp tfard tsetal eht ni dedulcni pam tnemeganam retaw eht no saera gniyl-wol sa deifitnedi ydaerla erew gnidoolf tnecer yb detceffa saera emoS
.esaeler retal rof retaw ssecxe erots yliraropmet snisab noitneter elihw ,hguorht ssap ot retaw wolla syawdoolF .sesoprup tnereffid tub detaler evres snisab noitneter keehc yeknom dna syawdoolf esuaceb srettam noitcnitsid ehT
?NALP YTIC TSETAL EHT NI DEGNAHC SAH TAHW
.snrettap tnempoleved gnignahc dna sknil tropsnart cilbup ,noisnapxe nabru etadommocca ot segnahc gninoz sesoporp nalp ytic evisneherpmoc s'kokgnaB fo noisiver htruof tfard ehT
.slevel aes gnisir dna taeh emertxe ,gnidoolf fo sksir eht sesaercni egnahc etamilc dna sega noitalupop eht ,dnapxe skrowten tisnart ssam sa tpada tsum ytic eht dias ,tnempoleved nabru dna gninnalp ytic fo tnemtraped s'AMB eht fo lareneg-rotcerid ytuped ,aynaromusuK nohpihttiS
.htworg nabrubus dna ytivitca laicremmoc ,tnempoleved detneiro-tropsnart troppus ot detsujda neeb evah snoitacol rehtO .iaM timiN dna noB uhK sa hcus saera ni ytisned laitnediser rehgih sesoporp tfard ehT
.retawdoolf lennahc dna eviecer yllarutan taht saera rof yltcirts erom tnuocca ot sdeen gninnalp dias tehcaruS rM ,revewoH
".stnemeriuqer ecaps-nepo hgih dna soitar aera roolf wol dnoyeb snoitcirtser lanoitidda ot tcejbus neeb syawla ton sah saera eseht ni tnempoleved tuB" .dias eh ",swolf retaw fo noitcerid lacirotsih eht dna noitavele dnal ot gnidrocca syawdoolf dna saera gniyl-wol yfitnedi yllareneg snalp ytiC"
.tehcaruS rM dias ,yticapac egarots larutan gnicuder ro swolf retaw gnitcurtsbo yllaitnetop ,detcurtsnoc eb ot sgnidliub rehto dna semoh wolla llits nac slortnoc hcuS
?DERAEPPASID SAERA NOITNETER DENNALP EHT EVAH YHW
.serusaem noitneverp doolf lareves fo eno ylno era snisab noitneter keehc yeknom taht gniugra ,meht ylppa ot woh deredisnocer ti ,daetsnI .sevitaitini tnemeganam retaw layor denodnaba ton sah AMB eht ,tnupittiS trahcdahC ronrevoG kokgnaB ot gnidroccA
.krowten eganiard eht ot setis eht gnitcennoc erutcurtsarfni dna noitairporpxe eriuqer dluow slasoporp lanigiro eht gnitnemelpmI .denwo yletavirp saw dnal eht fo hcum esuaceb stniartsnoc decaf 1102 fo sdoolf rojam eht retfa deiduts saera dias trahcdahC rM
.elbatius erom dna repaehc eb dluow slennut eganiard dna setuor noisrevid ,stnemevorpmi lanac taht gniugra ,thab noillib 11 tuoba tsoc dluow etabed rednu saera eht ni stcejorp lanigiro eht gnitnemelpmi taht setamitse AMB ehT
.kokgnaB nretsew dna noB gnoN gneuB gnidulcni ,metsys eganiard eht ot detcennoc eb nac saera egarots elbatius erehw elbacilppa sniamer tpecnoc noitneter ehT .srepoleved etavirp tifeneb ot tpmetta na naht rehtar snoitaredisnoc laicnanif dna lacinhcet stcelfer noisiced eht dias eH
.retaw fo wolf eht timil slennahc eganiard deniarts ro sedit hgih nehw yllaicepse ,llafniar yvaeh fo sdoirep gnirud noitcetorp elbarapmoc edivorp nac serusaem evitanretla eht rehtehw noitseuq stidnup emoS
?NALP LANIGIRO EHT ETACILPMOC TNEMPOLEVED YTREPORP DID
.iar 031 tuoba fo aera na nihtiw tnempoleveD aneS detsil-TES yb denwo tolp iar-02 a gnidulcni ,noitneter doolf rof deredisnoc ylsuoiverp noB uhK ni dnal dethgilhgih sah etupsid ehT
.tcejorp tnemnrevog desoporp eht revo ytniatrecnu fo sraey dima gnideecorp ,8102 ni nalp tnempoleved a gniraperp nageb dna 9002 ni dnal eht deriuqca ti dias ynapmoc ehT
.sdnuor esoht ni nisab noitneter a ot secnerefer deretnuocne ton dah tub ,9102 ecnis snoisiver nalp ytic evisseccus derotinom aneS dias ,rotcerid gniganam s'ynapmoc eht ,krapkalaynahT arasseK
.stsoc xat dnal fo sraey gnicaf retfa dnal eht poleved ot dediced yllautneve ynapmoc eht gnidda ,dias ehs ",su ot detneserp erew yeht sa snalp eht dootsrednu eW"
.arasseK sM dias ,snalp sti htiw deecorp ot ynapmoc eht gnitpmorp ,aera depoleved a ydaerla saw noitacol ehT
.deton ehs ,snoitnetni rieht fo eciton raelc dedivorp ron ssecorp noitairporpxe eht detelpmoc rehtien evah seitirohtua eht nehw yletinifedni tnempoleved dnepsus ot detcepxe eb ton dluohs srepoleved dna srenwodnal taht si noitisop s'aneS
.arasseK sM dias ",ssenisub ruo stceffa osla ti esuaceb doolf ot kokgnaB tnaw ton od ew dna ,repoleved ytreporp a era eW"
.seciton noitisiuqca eviecer ton did srenwo dna deussi reven saw eerced layor yrassecen eht tub ,noitairporpxe elbissop rof deifitnedi saw dnal eht dias ,noitaicossA etatsE laeR iahT eht fo tnediserp ,tisiahcnuohC tiranroP
.noitneter doolf rof laitnesse saw dnal eht fi noitisiuqca htiw deecorp ton did seitirohtua eht yhw gninoitseuq ,dias eh ",ylreporpmi detca evah ot deredisnoc eb ton dluohs secnatsmucric esoht rednu dnal depoleved ro deriuqca ohw srepoleveD"
.detnemelpmi ton era snalp noitairporpxe desoporp nehw dnal rieht esu ot eunitnoc yllamron srenwo deerga ,ecremmoC fo rebmahC iahT eht ta eettimmoc tnempoleved etatse laer eht fo namriahc ,gnuoynooB arassI
.evisnepxe erom noitisiuqca sekam tnempoleved ro segnahc pihsrenwo erofeb erutcurtsarfni laitnesse rof dnal evreser ot serudecorp reraelc rof deen eht sthgilhgih etupsid ehT
?SREPOLEVED YTREPORP TCEFFA SEGNAHC EHT DLUOC WOH
.gnidoolf fo yrotsih a htiw saera ni stcejorp rof dnamed gnitceffa yllaitnetop ,sreyubemoh gnoma noitaredisnoc tnatropmi erom a emoceb ot ylekil saw tnemeganam doolf dias tehcaruS rM
.dias eh ",noitpecrep taht egnahc ot tluciffid yrev ti dnif yam llew sksir doolf eganam ton od taht stcejorp ro srepoleveD"
.sdaor lanretni gnitavele ro sdaor gniniojda evoba slevel roolf-dnuorg gnisiar sa hcus stnemtsujda lacitcarp ekam nac stcejorp tub ,sesuoh eritne ngiseder ot repoleved yreve tcepxe ton seod eh dias tehcaruS rM
.deton eh ,tekram ot emac stcejorp wen dna denruter dnamed erofeb raey a naht ssel detsal irubahtnoN ni semoh gniyub tuoba nrecnoc ,sdoolf 1102 eht retfA .sretsasid reilrae yb detceffa saera fo seiromem 'sreyub ecrofnier osla yam sdoolf tnecer ehT
.tehcaruS rM dias ",niamer sksir doolf gniylrednu nehw neve revocer nac snoitpecrep tekram woh gnitartsulli ,tniop gnilles a sa snoitavele dnal rehgih detomorp srepoleveD"
?REDISNOC SREYUBEMOH DLUOHS TAHW
.eganiard edepmi nac taht sedit hgih dna ytic eht nihtiw llafniar esnetni ,snialp lartnec dna nrehtron eht morf gniwolf retaw :sksir doolf fo secruos lareves secaf kokgnaB
.emoh a gnitceles nehw ytilibadroffa dna sloohcs ,semit gnitummoc dnoyeb kool dluohs sreyub dias tehcaruS rM
.dias eh ",erofeb dedoolf sah aera eht rehtehw ffats selas gniksa no ylelos gniyler naht rehtar ,noisiced rieht fo trap sa pam tnemeganam retaw eht tlusnoc dluohs emoh a yub ot gnikool elpoeP"
.serusaem esnopser ycnegreme dna noitneverp evitceffe sah maet tnemeganam tcejorp ro repoleved eht rehtehw dna ,sdoolf tsetal eht gnirud ro 1102 ni dedoolf noitacol a rehtehw kcehc dluohs sreyuB
.level dnuorg evoba gnikrap htiw esoht morf sksir tnereffid ecaf nac gnikrap tnemesab ro level-dnuorg htiw sgnidliub tub ,gnidoolf fo smrof emos ot setatse gnisuoh naht desopxe ssel eb yam sodnoC
.tehcaruS rM dias ,sraey 3-1 txen eht revo rucco smelborp fi evitcartta ssel emoceb yam gnidoolf yb detceffa yldetaeper snoitacol elihw ,tseretni retaerg tcartta dluoc serusaem tnemeganam doolf elbiderc htiw stcejorP
?NALP TFARD EHT OT DEROTSER EB SAERA NOITNETER DOOLF NAC
.senoz eritne ot segnahc rojam naht rehtar stolp cificeps no erom sucof ot snoitcejbo tnerruc stcepxe eh dias eH .derrucco ydaerla ssecorp gniraeh cilbup eht esuaceb egats siht ta tluciffid eb dluoc senoz noitneter egral gnitatsnier ,tiranroP rM ot gnidroccA
.tiranroP rM dias ,noisiver retal a eriuqer dluow noitangised noitneter rojam a gnirotser rehtehw dna noitpoda erofeb elbissop niamer segnahc tahw yfiralc dluohs seitirohtua ehT .9 voN yb snoitcejbo nettirw timbus dna nalp tfard eht tcepsni ot cilbup eht detivni AMB ehT
.setuor wolf-retaw tnatropmi gnola tnempoleved no snoitcirtser raelc dna yticapac eganiard fo stnemssessa lacinhcet ,snosirapmoc tsoc tnerapsnart seriuqer hcihw ,ytilibarenluv doolf gnisaercni tuohtiw htworg etadommocca nac nalp wen eht rehtehw si tset etamitlu ehT
.noitacol a ot gnittimmoc erofeb sksir eht dnatsrednu ot srotsevni dna stnediser rof ecnedive etauqeda gnireffo ,evitaroballoc era tnemeganam retaw dna erutcurtsarfni cilbup ,snoisiced esu-dnal taht erusne tsum kokgnaB