Coastal resources chief demands answers over Pattaya Beach flood damage

PATTAYA:--The director-general of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources toured Pattaya Beach to witness the damage caused by the city’s poor flood management.

 

Jatuporn Buruspat was escorted to the hardest-hit area of the beach at the foot of Soi 6 by deputy mayors Pattana Boonsawad and Banlue Kullavanijaya as well as regional environment and marine officials.

 

Jatuporn demanded answers as to how Pattaya will prevent the massive damage caused by just two hours of rain from reoccurring.

 

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14 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Jatuporn demanded answers as to how Pattaya will prevent the massive damage caused by just two hours of rain from reoccurring.

No answer to that one, because everybody knows that next time we have a goodly amount of rain, exactly the same thing is going to happen. Foresight, in laying adequate drainage before dumping the sand down would of course have alleviated the problem, but that would have required thought, which doesn't seem to occur too often round these parts.

19 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

The director-general of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources toured Pattaya Beach to witness the damage caused by the city’s poor flood management

I believe the answer to the problem lies right there, poor flood management. It has ever been so, and given it is unlikely to change, I hope the officials told him that next time it rains heavily, the beach is almost certainly going to head out to sea again. Truth is a bitter pill to swallow though, so they probably gave him vague assurances that they have things under control, a lie which will be exposed as bare as the beach, with the next downpour.

All just sand pies and lies will just have to settle for a 3rd world beach in a world class location bring in some new dancing girls and no one will care.

And as now its technically not a beach just an eyesore reinstate smoking ????

One would think a person in his position would know the answer to the beach problem.

I do like the way his offsider is using the finger  " And this is where we put the sand, prior to the thieving tourists taking it "

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5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

just two hours of rain from reoccurring.

it just recurred an hour ago.

since we are now entering the months of rain and storm, it's only going to get worse and more embarrassing for the authorities and more interesting and entertaining to watch for the general public. It's like watching a slow motion train crash. Better than a Netflix disaster movie.  

6 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Jatuporn demanded answers as to how Pattaya will prevent the massive damage caused by just two hours of rain from reoccurring.

He has got a fat chance of getting any answers out of Pattaya Mayor Sontaya Kunplome. He was appointed by PM Prayut and is one of Prayut's political allies. A quick phone call to Prayut will soon get Jatuporn off his back.

 

Way OTT libelous post removed. More of the same will earn a suspension

Pattaya has one option...remove all the sand bags and let the tide and waves( waves which were never that large) smooth the sand to a natural state ,then either block off beach rd to all traffic and plant trees and grass to allow drainage from dusit to walking street ,or ,dig up one lane and lay huge drainage pipes from end to end.. ......either its a natural beach or its a fake beach built on sand bags 8 inches under the surface ,groomed with backhoes leaving ugly tire tracks and ridges ....but IMHO this beach refit was never about THE BEACH, it was about easier loading and off loading of budget tourists unto the boats...

19 hours ago, kwan said:

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Surely he is not smoking on the Beach, we all know this is not allowed and he must be fined 100,000 baht.