News Forum - Thailand pushes forward 1 trillion-baht Land Bridge project

[Thaiger]

Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit confirmed that Thailand is continuing with the Land Bridge megaproject, designed to connect the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea, attracting interest from China and Middle Eastern nations. Suriya, who also serves as a deputy prime minister, announced yesterday, March 24, that the government remains steadfast in advancing the 1 … …

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[Pinetree]

It will not be built in 100 lifetimes.  Why?  geology, geography, fluid dynamics, ocean science and a host of as yet unknowns.  The Panama Canal connects two wildly different oceans, through a series of inland waterways, locks and lakes. It is not a continuous connection because that would have been impossible.  Connecting an ocean directly with a restricted, shallow Gulf is demonstrably impossible.  There is a good reason why Nature hasn't done it already.  Its an unrealistic pipedream, a fantasy, take your pick.