For years, the public has protested in great numbers against the unwanted Mae Wong Dam. (Bangkok Post file photo)Emotions are running high after the controversial Mae Wong dam project was dusted off amid reports it might be up for a possible fast-track approval through Section 44 of the interim charter. Still, debates over a possible return of the Mae Wong dam project this time have been exceptionally noisy as they are overlaid with political overtones. In this case, there are good reasons why the Mae Wong dam never got off the ground despite being in the irrigation department's pipeline for three decades. Environmentalists are right in the Mae Wong dam debate.

Source: Bangkok Post September 14, 2016 22:22 UTC