Capital to get a new storm tunnel
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A new tunnel in Bangkok to drain floodwater from five inner districts northwards to a Chao Phraya outlet in Nonthaburi will be ready for use by September 2016, after a contract was signed yesterday between the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the c
The 6.4km tunnel is the second in the capital and will channel waters in Huay Khwang, Din Daeng, Chatuchak, Phya Thai and Dusit areas, including six major roads prone to flooding after heavy rain, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said.
Half of the Bt2.44-billion budget to build the tunnel is subsidised by the government, he said, adding that the BMA was planning to build another two such tunnels.
