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A touch of Seoul in Chong Nonsi

a gentle stroll: A couple take a walk on the newly built walkway inside Klong Chong Nonsi canal park inspired by the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project in Seoul, South Korea.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is never short of projects to increase clean water access and green spaces.

The Klong Ong Ang canal renovation scheme has won a 2020 United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Asian Townscape Award and is hailed as a model for community development projects in the capital.

Its latest plan — the 980-million-baht Chong Nonsi canal park that will run for 9km on both sides — is slated to be the first of its kind in the country. Divided into five phases, the first phase of development is under way.

Ahead of the opening scheduled for yesterday of a 200-metre stretch from Sathon…

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