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20 JULY 2015 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A porcelain figure in spirit house in a neighborhood on the Chao Phraya River. This is in a neighborhood that is scheduled to be redeveloped and the people who live here might be evicted. The Chao Phraya promenade is development project of parks, walkways and recreational areas on the Chao Phraya River between Pin Klao and Phra Nang Klao Bridges. The 14 kilometer long promenade will cost approximately 14 billion Baht (407 million US Dollars). The project involves the forced eviction of more than 200 communities of people who live along the river, a dozen riverfront temples, several schools, and privately-owned piers on both sides of the Chao Phraya River. Construction is scheduled on the project is scheduled to start in early 2016. There has been very little public input on the planned redevelopment. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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20 JULY 2015 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A porcelain figure in spirit house in a neighborhood on the Chao Phraya River. This is in a neighborhood that is scheduled to be redeveloped and the people who live here might be evicted. The Chao Phraya promenade is development project of parks, walkways and recreational areas on the Chao Phraya River between Pin Klao and Phra Nang Klao Bridges. The 14 kilometer long promenade will cost approximately 14 billion Baht (407 million US Dollars). The project involves the forced eviction of more than 200 communities of people who live along the river, a dozen riverfront temples, several schools, and privately-owned piers on both sides of the Chao Phraya River. Construction is scheduled on the project is scheduled to start in early 2016. There has been very little public input on the planned redevelopment. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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