A Chanthaburi activist challenges the Cabinet's 7.2 billion baht approval for the Khlong Wang Tonod reservoir project in the Eastern Economic Corridor, highlighting that it would submerge nearly 12,000 rai of protected forest and national parks. He proposes cheaper alternatives—individual farm pond systems costing around 1.75–2.6 billion baht—that would achieve the same irrigation goals for farmers while preserving ecosystems, questioning whether rural communities are being used as justification for prioritizing industrial water supply over environmental protection.