3 months to complete public hearings on water scheme
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Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, as chairman of the Water and Natural Disaster Management Committee, announced that the public hearings on the Bt350 billion water-management project will be kicked off in August for completion three months after
The Central Administration Court required the government to complete public hearings before proceeding with the investment, to comply with the Constitution.
Plodprasop said today that the committee will host public hearings in every province, where 5,000 participants are expected. Then, three regional public hearings, which each will be attended by 10,000 participants, will be hosted. This will be followed by a national hearing.
He said he would show up at all venues, if not tied up with other urgent businesses.
He added that the hearings would be financed by the Bt350 billion budget.
