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Funding to secure Eastern Economic Corridor water supply

Park rangers of Khao Sip Ha Chan in Chanthaburi check animal footprints beside a puddle. If the Klong Wang Tanod reservoir is built, the Seub Nakhasathien Foundation said 7,503 rai of forest land in the national park and another 7,097 rai of Khun Song forest will be inundated. (Photo: Seub Nakhasathien Foundation)

The cabinet has approved more than 7 billion baht to strengthen water security in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

According to deputy government spokeswoman Capt Patdarasm Thongsaluaykorn, the cabinet approved a proposal by the Royal Irrigation Department to proceed with the Klong Wang Tanod reservoir project in Chanthaburi province.

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