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Kittiratt knows speeding up flood projects takes priority
- Published: 28/01/2012 at 03:21 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has no time to lose in implementing the government's flood prevention policy, Post Today argues.
Irrigation workers battling last year’s floods create a floodway near Liap Khlong Rangsit Road, to handle northern runoff before it was diverted to the eastern side of Bangkok. The government is putting the hurry-up on flood prevention projects worth billions of baht, as it knows the health of the economy—and its own future in office—hang on its attempts to avoid a repeat of last year’s disaster.
On his first day at work at the Finance Ministry on Monday, Mr Kittiratt asked the ministry heads to pour all available funds into building and repairing infrastructure to make sure there is no repetition of last year's floods.
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- Writer: Kamol Hengkietisak
- Position: Reporter
