Seawall projects set to face stricter environmental checks to battle erosion

26 May 2020
Bangkok Post
Environmental impact assessments
coastal erosion / environmental checks / Seawall

The National Marine and Coastal Resource Management Committee has approved a policy that requires developers of seawall projects to follow stricter environmental guidelines to get development permission.

The panel chaired by Gen Prawit Wongsuwon on Friday announced 3,148 kilometres of coastline in Thailand would be a “coastal erosion protection zone” and seawall constructions would be forbidden unless developers followed environmental checklists.

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 Bangkok Post Reporter

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