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Chao Phraya

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The Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand. Once called the Venice of the East, Bangkok's rivers and canals often provide a less congested and more scenic route around the capital than the busy roads.
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A woman bathing in the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. There is a great deal of urban life on Bangkok's network of river tributaries and canals; homes, places of trade, and floating markets – boats laden with fruit and vegetables for sale.

Chief river (formerly Menam) of Thailand, flowing 1,200 km/750 mi into the Bight of Bangkok, an inlet of the Gulf of Thailand.



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This predilection for "old" thinking is further reflected in the lack of attention given to concepts of demand management: "The only way that Bangkok can be supplied and further land subsidence avoided while accommodating agriculture in the Chao Phraya Basin will probably be in water imports" (p.
 
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