Popular Post Rimmer Posted November 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 Pattaya’s failure to control garbage, floods, sewage imperil rebuilt beach PATTAYA:--Pattaya Beach is growing in size by the day and so is the city’s challenge in keeping it clean. About a half-billion baht has been spent to widen Pattaya Beach from four to 35 meters and the results have been spectacular. But almost as soon as the new sand went down, action and inaction by city hall have combined to begin eroding the rebuilt shoreline. Street flooding continues to wreak havoc with the beach, with city hall worsening the erosion by demolishing parts of sidewalks to let water stream from Beach Road through the sand, pushing both water and sand back out into Pattaya Bay. The city’s inability to control sewage spills also continues to cause problems, although, for now, the overflows mainly are affecting the unrestored southern end of the beach. And then there’s the garbage. With the beach now seven times wider, there is exponentially more sand to keep clean. So far, city hall has failed miserably to consistently clean up its shiny new beach. Beach vendors, residents and tourists all are calling on Pattaya administrators to do better in preserving the restored beach they’ve waited so long for. -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-11-23 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kotsak Posted November 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 And the usual photo showing a tourist looking around in disbelief of what he sees. I wouldn't take off my shoes if I was him. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelomsak Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 51 minutes ago, kotsak said: And the usual photo showing a tourist looking around in disbelief of what he sees. I wouldn't take off my shoes if I was him. Maybe he is looking to see what he can find. Dreaming some thing of value is among all the garbage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I watched last night from my beachfront hotel as the rain attempted to put a dampener on the Loy Kratong celebrations. Beach road was awash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted November 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Rimmer said: The city’s inability to control sewage spills also continues to cause problems Be realistic. Need to replace the phrase 'inability to control sewage spills' with 'inability for decades to run a local administration effectively.' Edited November 23, 2018 by bluesofa grammar 10 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Joking aside was this not predictable ? The underlying cause of beach road flooding out everytime with heavy rains still hasn't been addressed so all the beautification of the beach was always going to be at risk .. Patt' authorities need to find a solution to this as damage to its reputation might become beyond redemption .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Rimmer said: The city’s inability to control sewage spills Is that what they call it now ? Thought there was no control or treatment of sewage in Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 So.... even in 2018, painting over cracks still doesn’t work... who’d have thunk it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, bluesofa said: Be realistic. Need to replace the phrase 'inability to control sewage spills' with 'inability for decades to run a local administration effectively.' Pattaya is not the only Town that is buit right next to the Ocean. Not so many others all around the Globe seem to suffer from the issues that Pattaya has. The Local Admin Authority has been run extremelt efficiently for many years. Just not for the good of residents or Tourists alike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Why don't they break out the mechanical beach cleaning machines which were never used because 'No one knew how to operate them?' They were a nice little earner for someone.???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullcave Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 There's no way to control garbage because Pattaya is a dump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Oh yes the sparkling sands at the family resort 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Gandtee said: Why don't they break out the mechanical beach cleaning machines which were never used because 'No one knew how to operate them?' They were a nice little earner for someone.???? Turn a few bar girls upside down and vacum it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henrik Andersen Posted November 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2018 So nothing new And so long they blame the tourism Thai people don't care Wake up Thailand fix your problems you have meny of them My list.. Dog's Noise Traffic accident and death Garbish Illegal workers (russky, farangs, Asian) Corruption I stop now list get to long 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWS Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Close off beach road completly - dig up the entire road section, put in a proper sewerage/storm water system and make it a pedestrian walk way and a public green space with no traffic access.. Thats the only way Pattaya beach will become semi swimable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Pattaya needs some of those ''foreign skilled professionals'' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birddogger Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 A simple fix would be to have as a condition for renting beach space the umbrella and chair concession holders are required to clean the beach in front of their rental area. Sent from my SM-G965F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Living up to its reputation of being a DUMP of a place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 1 hour ago, birddogger said: A simple fix would be to have as a condition for renting beach space the umbrella and chair concession holders are required to clean the beach in front of their rental area. Sent from my SM-G965F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app They do, and fling it in the sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 11:53 AM, kotsak said: And the usual photo showing a tourist looking around in disbelief of what he sees. I wouldn't take off my shoes if I was him. How do you know he's a tourist and not a local? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 20 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Patt' authorities need to find a solution The solution is to exchange the people in charge, as they're obviously only interested in lining their pockets. Incompetent guys out, wannabe competent guys in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vacuum Posted November 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, bbi1 said: How do you know he's a tourist and not a local? He's a whitey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 2:08 AM, Cake Monster said: Pattaya is not the only Town that is buit right next to the Ocean. Not so many others all around the Globe seem to suffer from the issues that Pattaya has. The Local Admin Authority has been run extremelt efficiently for many years. Just not for the good of residents or Tourists alike. I get your meaning of the last two sentences. Well put. Efficiency from one pocket into another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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