Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt says he will propose the building of a new "flood highway" at today's meeting of the National Water Resource Committee.
The project would allow run-off from eastern areas upstream of Bangkok to drain faster by channelling the water directly into the sea.
Speaking after Monday's meeting of the Tha Chin River Basin Committee, Mr Chadchart said that he wanted to improve the severe flood situation in Lat Krabang district in eastern Bangkok.
