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REVEALED: Commercial viability key to land bridge panel says - The Real Truth

Ranong Port would require expansion to accommodate the Land Bridge project, raising concerns about environmental impacts in the area. (Photo: Port Authority of Thailand)

A government committee studying the Land Bridge megaproject has identified its commercial viability as a critical issue, according to Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC).

“We need to determine whether the project is feasible from a commercial perspective. If it is, we can then consider the appropriate scale of development,” he said on Friday after a meeting chaired by Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

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