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Siripong Hungspreug, deputy permanent-secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, said: ''The project is technically possible, but the problem is whether it is worth the investment, while the project's environmental impact should also be taken into account,'' he said, adding that the ministry would update the government on MRC regulations about Mekong water utilisation so that policies would be in line with the regional agreement.

Montree Chantarawong, campaign coordinator of the Bangkok-based Towards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliance (Terra), said the Samak government should learn from the previous Mekong-Chi-Mun water diversion project which aimed to divert water from the Mekong to the Chi and Mun rivers.

The project was shelved as it caused widespread soil salination.

The region has a vast area of salt deposits which would wreak havoc upon farmland in those areas near waterways or reservoirs.

Mr Montree suggested Mr Samak dust off the Thaksin government's one-village one-reservoir scheme in which each village has at least one water reservoir.

He said the project was the right way to manage water resources but it has been poorly managed.

impact - an effect or influence ผลกระทบ
in line with - in accordance with; following a rule, system or someone's wishes ควบคู่ไปกับ
campaign - a series of actions intended to produce political, social or environmental change การรณรงค์ การกระตุ้น
coordinator - someone whose job is to organise the various parts of an activity and make sure that all the people involved work well together ผู้ประสานงาน
shelved - decided not to use แขวนขึ้นหิ้ง ไม่นำมาใช้
salination - the process of becoming salty การตกผลึก (ทำให้เกิดผลึกเกลือ)
wreak havoc - to cause very great harm or damage ก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายใหญ่หลวง
dust off - to get something ready for use that has not been used for a period of time; to start again นำมาปัดฝุ่น นำมาใช้ใหม่

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