Dr. Ae raised the lesson of Indonesia moving the capital. Bangkok is almost sinking. If you don’t start blocking the sea like the Netherlands, you may not be able to catch up.
On January 20, Mr. Suchachwee Suwansawat Acting candidate for Governor of Bangkok Democratic Party Write an article commenting on the news that Indonesia has a resolution to move the capital. from jakarta city compared to Bangkok by stating that
When…Jakarta moves, the signal is strong. Bangkok must fight. Must change for the survival of Thai children. When I heard the news that Indonesia Announcement to move the capital from “Jakarta” fleeing flooding problem Moving across the island to the city of “Nusantara”, I think and panic. I don’t want to criticize right or wrong. because Indonesia must have already pondered But I miss our “Bangkok” more than today. If we don’t do anything, don’t change, it’s difficult to survive. This is the Bangkok flood. is another important matter that I must dare to introduce myself came out to serve as the Bangkok governor deal with this
because “I’m not going anywhere Bangkok is my home” and of millions of citizens, I am sure that the Bangkok floods will be solved. No need to move the capital #we can do it
I have been working with Bangkok soil all my life as a geotechnical engineer. and used to work closely with Indonesian engineers and academics When he was the president of the Engineering Institute Chairman of the World Tunnel 2012 and President of the Association of Higher Education Institutions of ASEAN So he was aware of the problems of both Jakarta and Bangkok, knowing that the two cities had similar problems.
What do you think about this matter? But don’t insult Indonesian engineers. I dare to say that Engineer quality is not normal. It also received academic support from the Netherlands. The Godfather of Flood Solutions as the old colony
And how are you wrong? should at least appreciate Governor of Jakarta and the president of Indonesia who has courage because “daring to change” for the future of children is better than “staying still” waiting for fate
Let’s see how Jakarta and Bangkok are similar.
1. It is the capital city, government city, business city, everything of the country is the same. And is a metropolis with a population of more than 10 million people as well, so it faces the same crisis, including traffic congestion, pollution, and the worst problem is flooding, sea water.
2. It is a “similar” soft soil city because it is the same estuary area. new land reclamation easily deteriorated naturally and has an accelerated rate of subsidence from urban development and groundwater pumping Although Jakarta has a higher subsidence rate than Bangkok But most of Bangkok’s land is below the level of the Chao Phraya River. and some areas may be near sea level already
The ground collapses easily as well. Check out the undulating streets of Bangkok. Everyone already knows how scary the land subsidence is. more true than true
Simply put, both Jakarta and Bangkok are at risk of drowning in the future as well.
Jakarta has struggled for many years. both reduce the amount of groundwater pumping and build a sea dam But when calculated If the population continues to increase The city continued to expand. The ground continued to collapse. (like Bangkok) it’s still difficult
And the last straw is global warming, which is causing heavy rainfall. and rising seas So I don’t think it’s better to keep it.
And Bangkok? Aren’t we going to prepare anything? It’s sinking…
But I’m still confident that we can still “hold Bangkok” from drowning in the future.
Bangkok, despite a fate similar to Jakarta But today’s situation is still a little better. Most of the area is not directly connected to the sea. There is a seafront at Bang Khun Thian, only about 5 km and pumping groundwater. cause of collapse It is now better controlled, making the collapse less severe than Jakarta.
But still, think simply, if Bangkok collapses Only 2-3 cm per year, 20 years have passed. The child was born and did not graduate from university. It collapsed half a meter and it’s heavy because nowadays many areas of Bangkok has already reached sea level That day was drowning.
We are also aggravated by global warming. causing more severe rain, falling in the wrong season and rising sea water every year Just a year away from the villagers around Sang Hee Bridge was able to escape almost immediately. The Lat Krabang area was flooded for several weeks. because the ground is low and the water is high
Obviously when the land subsides Sea water rises, even with rainwater, Bangkok will swell and won’t survive if we don’t do anything serious. for future children
Solving the specific problem is just enough, like giving painkillers to a person with appendicitis. But without surgery to remove the appendix, it would be difficult to survive and die.
Dare to initiate and push for sustainable protection of drowning cities, both from rainwater, northern water and backwater.
must be announced together with coastal provinces Both Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon began to plan for seawater protection, like the Netherlands, Italy, which solved the flood problem.
Must know the truth and understand the problem deeply. because the Bangkok Governor must mobilize knowledge within the country and abroad and the power of world-class technology to find the most suitable method both have to reduce the impact on the people Therefore, it may take more than 10-20 years to succeed.
not start today And how low will the land fall on that day? And the sea will rise to nowhere. It’s really scary.
May you all see, Jakarta is proof that the drowning city is true. Leaders must dare to think, dare to speak, and dare to act. Because if that day when Bangkok sinks, an apology to our children would not be enough.
Again, I’m confident. Change Bangkok. to survive the flood
