Kratinglai protests beach-erosion project

PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s Kratinglai neighborhood wants work at a beach-erosion project halted so residents can explain why they believe it will destroy the marine ecosystem.

 

Boonma Fungrak, president of the Ban Rong Mai Keed Community, claimed city hall provided no prior notice and offered no public hearings before beginning construction of a stone barrier to prevent tides from carrying away sand from Kratinglai Beach.

 

Their complaints come late in the process, however, as work began in April and is scheduled to complete Oct. 22.

 

Boonma said residents were unaware of the 18-million-baht project to combat erosion with a stone wall until the first section behind the Cholchan Resort was finished.

 

He said residents don’t believe the project will do anything to prevent erosion and, in fact, will create more problems because the rocks in the wall will attract barnacles and moss that could pose a danger to tourists.

 

More worryingly, however, the change in tidal patterns the barrier will create will irreparably harm the ecosystem, Boonma claimed.

He said it will affect the growth of tiny organisms on which shrimp and crab feed. When their population dwindles, big fish that feed on them will migrate to other areas, he explained.

 

Read more: http://www.pattayamail.com/news/kratinglai-protests-beach-erosion-project-187417

 

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I had to do a search to find this beach as I did not know where it is, it does indeed look very nice:

 

https://www.pattayaunlimited.com/pattaya-krating-lai-beach/

I thought times of the year and tides moved sand around. I used to go to Mazatlan Mexico a lot and the sand on the beach in front of the hotel would change , some months there would be amply sand beautiful beach to be on and other times there would barely be any area to stand on sand, it was all gone.. I was told the moon and tides moved the sand.Could be the same here I think.

How will the concrete wall which is way back from the water stop erosion? 

18 hours ago, fforest1 said:

How will the concrete wall which is way back from the water stop erosion? 

It won't but it's a nice little earner for someone in City Hall.