At the Dusit Mahaprasat Throne Hall in the Royal Palace, on 5, 9, 12 and 24 February 1996, His Majesty the King gave royal advices to Mr. Banharn Silpa-Archa, then Prime Minister, Mr. Sumet Tantivejkul, Board Member and Secretary-General of the Chaipattana Foundation and officials from various relevant agencies, urging a speeding-up of the study and implementation of the Kaem Ling Project in the Mahachai-Sanamchai canals and other linked canals: this is because the Mahachai and Sanamchai canals form the water retention area west of the Chao Phraya River near the flood-prone areas of Samut Sakorn, Nakhon Pathom and Bangkok.