Environment: Rescuing a Sinking City

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Still, Deputy Prime Minister Phichai is determined to solve the problem. Says he: "Even if it would cost 10 billion baht [$435 million], I don't mind." Others fear that the project will fall victim to post-monsoon mat pen rai. Predicts one specialist on flood control: "After autumn, after the rains, they will forget." ·

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