Waiting for the next life! Pattaya beach shut off again

 

Image: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that corrugated iron fencing had been erected yet again on a  300 meter stretch of North Pattaya beach.

 

The area was supposed to have been sorted with a 400 million baht budget for sand and other repairs.

 

But now the stretch from the Dusit Thani heading towards South Pattaya is off limits.

 

And Sophon said it looked like it would stay that way until March at the earliest.

 

One poster on their Facebook page bemoaned the constant problems in the area saying that they would probably have to wait until their next reincarnation before it was fixed.

 

Source: Sophon Cable TV

 

 

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Money gone to the corrupt officials again 

28 minutes ago, Henrik Andersen said:

Money gone to the corrupt officials again 

to the WRONG corrupt officials again................

They bought the wrong sand. I wonder if they have found the right sand yet.

7 hours ago, champers said:

They bought the wrong sand. I wonder if they have found the right sand yet.

Tenders have been put out to replace it....largest brown envelope is the winner

If you cant get it right the first time using  the " Thai way " then try again and again.

 

There,s more money in it. - Just saying

 

no no..this is the new ''smoking area''

Edited February 3, 20188 yr by mok199
speliing

They just never get it right !

Taking the smoking ban to the extreme me feels.

Whatever they did last time it just became worse..What now more nourishment?

 

More specifically in the previous three (3) threads on the topic our experts from the TVF Bureau Of Coastal Engineering already did a thorough analysis identifying ALL the causes (Mr. Old Growth Trees weighed in strongly) and THE best and by far the fastest, cheapest permanent solutions. Inferior Thai engineering was of course denigrated as usual as it has been here already. And the world-renowned TVF Tea Money Chorus chanted the chants, our Brown Envelope Bots buzzed on cue. In general, the mighty TVF Pointing Finger Of Justice has been aroused and is on this case 24/7, not to worry.

 

 

Hence, nothing new to say here. It's finished when it's finished, if ever. Shall we close the thread now?

Edited February 3, 20188 yr by JSixpack

2 minutes ago, JSixpack said:

 

More specifically in the previous three (3) threads on the topic our experts from the TVF Bureau Of Coastal Engineering already did a thorough analysis identifying ALL the causes (Mr. Old Growth Trees weighed in strongly) and THE best and by far the fastest, cheapest permanent solutions. Inferior Thai engineering was of course denigrated as usual as it has been here already. And the world-renowned TVF Tea Money Chorus chanted the chants, our Brown Envelope Bots buzzed on cue. In general, the mighty TVF Pointing Finger Of Justice has been aroused and is on this case 24/7, not to worry.

 

 

Hence, nothing new to say here. It's finished when it's finished, if ever. Shall we close the thread now?

no  let it simmer/fester  onward and upwards  or downwards  depends on the tides

It's OK  to steal some of the money BUT  don't steal ALL of the money...

Keep the thread open till the beach nourishment is completed?

Gravity wins...

 

Looking at that beach there seems to be a a steep drop off. 

 

Best solution would be to make a under water wall out off oversized heavy duty sand bags to retain the beach. 

 

(Top of wall should be no less than 1.6m below spring tide low water mark so no none swimmer could walk off into deep water...)

Edited February 3, 20188 yr by Basil B

Ah yes, Pattaya the beautiful 5 star beach resort!

Pattaya is not a beach resort, it is simply a booze and sex venue.

Anyone going there for the beach and a family holiday must be sadly deluded or seriously misinformed.

Just let nature do its work it will clear out these nasty beach chair umbrella rental guys.

17 hours ago, rooster59 said:

And Sophon said it looked like it would stay that way until March at the earliest.

Which March?

rumour is..this episode brings a new twist...they are dredging local sand from the bay ,piping the sand to settle ''in front'' of said low spots,in hopes the tide will naturally move the sand and it will resettle permantanly on the beach ...unlike the last episode where local sand was dredged and bardged to lie ''on top ''of the beach and settle downwards....something like that...but we are all cheering for you team Thailand...

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Which March?

The one right after the Thai general election. 555

32 minutes ago, PREM-R said:

The one right after the Thai general election. 555

Beware the Tides of March. ???

Thais need to get over their stupid face issues and employ some quality european or australian consultants and do the bloody job properly

3 hours ago, mok199 said:

rumour is..this episode brings a new twist...they are dredging local sand from the bay ,piping the sand to settle ''in front'' of said low spots,in hopes the tide will naturally move the sand and it will resettle permantanly on the beach ...unlike the last episode where local sand was dredged and bardged to lie ''on top ''of the beach and settle downwards....something like that...but we are all cheering for you team Thailand...

 

The erosion is as bad as Ive seen it now. And it makes no difference where they put the new sand: on, in back of,  in front of .

As long as this deposited sand ( like the sand that was in the 600 giant sandbags and spread out last November, that is gone)

is in the path of the Northerly (winter) wind driven currents and waves. The sand is going down the river.

The only permanent solution is to construct rock jetties/ breakwaters that are designed by  qualified  foreign engineers.

So since that does not look like its in the program, this new project is doomed.

.

 

Edited February 4, 20188 yr by morrobay

9 hours ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Pattaya is not a beach resort, it is simply a booze and sex venue.

Anyone going there for the beach and a family holiday must be sadly deluded or seriously misinformed.

 

11 minutes ago, morrobay said:

 

The erosion is as bad as Ive seen it now. And it makes no difference where they put the new sand: on, in back of,  in front of .

As long as this deposited sand ( like the sand that was in the 600 giant sandbags and spread out last November, that is gone)

is in the path of the Northerly (winter) wind driven currents and waves. The sand is going down the river.

The only permanent solution is to construct rock jetties/ breakwaters that are designed by  qualified  foreign engineers.

So since that does not look like its in the program, this new project is doomed.

.

 

correct my friend...and every new project means another opportunity for the greedy city of pattaya and their flunky pals to $$$$

2 minutes ago, mok199 said:

correct my friend...and every new project means another opportunity for the greedy city of pattaya and their flunky pals to $$$$

And I could care less. Im native, Californian ( 3rd gen) and like the Australians sure aint here for the beach. The long view and being on the water is good, but the beach ??

I think this beach Nourishment program is just as effective as bringing water to the ocean.

18 hours ago, Basil B said:

Gravity wins...

 

Looking at that beach there seems to be a a steep drop off. 

 

Best solution would be to make a under water wall out off oversized heavy duty sand bags to retain the beach. 

 

(Top of wall should be no less than 1.6m below spring tide low water mark so no none swimmer could walk off into deep water...)

Best solution, IMO, is to make a permanent sea wall well out to sea, and fill it with sand to make a wide, permanent beach. I've seen such in England, and people love it, with volley ball courts and such. Could have concerts on it as well.

Should go around the illegal hotel sea wall as well so access can be gained to Naklua beaches. Since the concrete walk way collapsed years ago there is no way to walk around.

Lose the swimming, but no one should be swimming in that sewage anyway.

2 hours ago, morrobay said:

 

The erosion is as bad as Ive seen it now. And it makes no difference where they put the new sand: on, in back of,  in front of .

As long as this deposited sand ( like the sand that was in the 600 giant sandbags and spread out last November, that is gone)

is in the path of the Northerly (winter) wind driven currents and waves. The sand is going down the river.

The only permanent solution is to construct rock jetties/ breakwaters that are designed by  qualified  foreign engineers.

So since that does not look like its in the program, this new project is doomed.

.

 

Strangely, they didn't have the same problems in the 90s, far as I remember. Only difference since is that they cut down lots of the big trees. Co incidence?

 

Personally I'm lovin' it, as hopefully it's keeping the families and rich people away.

Anything that slows the destruction of the city is good news to me. They need to build lots more Waterfronts and have them abandoned too. All good for someone that liked Pattaya as it used to be.