Thai authorities proposed super - express waterway to prevent future floods . `` One of the urgent solutions is a super-express floodway , '' Thanawat Jarupongsakul , from the university 's Unit for Disaster and Land Information Studies , told the Bangkok Post . Under the plan , existing natural canals would be integrated in a ` ` super - highway '' Super - canal would carry 1.6B cubic meters of water and massively speed drain run - off .
Thai authorities proposed super - express waterway to prevent future floods . Under the plan , existing natural canals would be integrated in a ` ` super - highway '' Super - canal would carry 1.6B cubic meters of water and massively speed drain run - off .