Phuket residents flame Governor over water shortages

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

The residents have been without mains water supply since Mar 21, and today heavily criticised the Governor and other officials for the lack of action in resolving the water-shortage situation. Photo: Waranya Prompinpiras

 

PHUKET: Just hours after the Phuket Governor this morning (Apr 23) held a press conference to specifically explain that Phuket is not suffering a drought crisis, about 80 residents from Rassada staged a protest in front of Phuket Provincial Hall over the lack of water supply to their community.

 

The residents massed in front of Phuket Provincial Hall at 3pm, shouting anti-Governor slogans and carrying placards heavily criticising the lack of action by officials to solve the water shortage situation.

 

Among the slogans being shouted and the messages such as, “People are having terrible problems getting water. When will the problem be solved? Where is the Phuket Governor?”

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5 minutes ago, webfact said:

Just hours after the Phuket Governor this morning (Apr 23) held a press conference to specifically explain that Phuket is not suffering a drought crisis, about 80 residents from Rassada staged a protest in front of Phuket Provincial Hall over the lack of water supply to their community.

 

Of course they're not having a drought crisis.  It's a competence crisis.  Along with a corruption crisis.  But that's redundant.

 

I wonder if these protesters were wasting water during Songkron?

The governor was probably busy signing off on another huge housing estate, resort, hotel or similar because its what the island, the people and the fresh water situation need.....

Hotels are given the water. Residents have to suffer for tourism's sake. 

Money talks.