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[uptheos]

They'll get to it after developing the mass transit overhead system around the moat.

[OldGringo]

Thanks for the replies.
The informative, the uninformative, and the funny.  All are appreciated.
The answer to my question,  "What is being done?"  seems to be;  not a helluva lot.
It's hard to believe that a city of this size and with so much obvious wealth can't protect it's flood-prone areas.
Certainly there are things that could be tried, some of them seem to be obvious, but nothing gets done.
And like Trink's Niteowl,  nobody gives a hoot.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

Agreed;   It's important also because even very minor flooding (that happens more often) once it hits the media will cause an immediate and longer lasting drop in tourist arrivals (both domestic and foreign tourism).

Say next year there's some localized flooding at sois near the river. Then the absolute worst, photographed from the worst angle hits the newspapers, and then for weeks later tourism is impacted even though the puddles drained away pretty much the same time The Nation's ink was dry.

To have that not happen has a clear Baht value.

Edited by WinnieTheKhwai, 2012-02-03 11:00:28.

[IanForbes]

I heard that Buddha is going to take care of future flooding in Thailand.

[IanForbes]

WinnieTheKhwai, on 2012-02-03 11:00:15, said:

Agreed;   It's important also because even very minor flooding (that happens more often) once it hits the media will cause an immediate and longer lasting drop in tourist arrivals (both domestic and foreign tourism).

Say next year there's some localized flooding at sois near the river. Then the absolute worst, photographed from the worst angle hits the newspapers, and then for weeks later tourism is impacted even though the puddles drained away pretty much the same time The Nation's ink was dry.

To have that not happen has a clear Baht value.

Very well said, Winnie. It's too bad but the results have been very apparent.