"New Thailand" not official title: PM
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A committee has been set up to draw the water management plan, said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
She said that the actual investment budget would be announced later after the committee completes the study on the long-term management plan. Initially a Bt80 billion sum is allocated to help rehabilitate the SME business sector, farmers and individuals.
Meanwhile, she added that the management project has not yet been named. "New Thailand" is just a temporary title.
Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan on Sunday named the project "New Thailand", while unveiling that the government plans to spend upto Bt900 billion for short to long-term solutions.
