The great flood that hit 36 districts of Bangkok will likely provide a good opportunity for adjusting or adding new water management regulations to Bangkok's new city plan and encourage greater coordination among the city's neighbouring provinces to implement a five-province city plan at the macro level.
The city plan designated open areas as flood ways on two sides of Bangkok _ the west and the east.
Open areas are in two coloured zones _ green for agricultural purposes only and a white with green diagonal stripes zone for rural conservation and agriculture.
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- Writer: Kanana Katharangsiporn
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