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New tourism plan afoot for Bang Kachao

New tourism plan afoot for Bang Kachao

City’s lungs to get special zone status

A woman rides a bicycle on a pathway in Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park, in Bang Kachao.  Karnjana Karnjanatawe

Bang Kachao, the green expanse dubbed Bangkok’s lungs, is earmarked for development as a special area for sustainable tourism, according to the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta).

Dasta announced that Bang Kachao, hugged by the Chao Phraya River and covering districts in Bangkok and neighbouring Samut Prakan, is to be declared a special tourism area to allow for development that attracts local participation.

The proposed designation will be put to the cabinet for consideration later in the year, according to Gp Capt Athikun Kongmee, Dasta’s…

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