Bangkok city hall plans 100,000 trees this year at Bt30m

By The Nation

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has planned to invest Bt30 million in planting 100,000 trees this year in an effort to increase the capital city’s green space.

 

BMA deputy permanent secretary Wiparat Chaiyanukij said the project – now submitted for the governor's approval for the required budget – will be divided into two batches. 

 

The first batch of 50,000 trees requiring Bt5 million would be planted at public parks and state offices.

 

The second batch of 50,000 trees requiring Bt25 million would be planted by 50 district offices on land plots of private organisations, temples, schools, and along the Bang Khun Thien coast.

 

Currently, Bangkok City has 20,000 rai (3,200 hectares) of green space in the form of public parks and gardens, a ratio of 6.2 square metres per head, below the World Health Organisation’s standard of 9 square metres per head.

 

The BMA has been implementing three solutions to boost green space, including finding empty lands under its care to be turned into space for public use, increasing the number of parks beyond the current 35 public parks, and encouraging the private sector to add greenery to their properties and to support the BMA’s attempts to increase green space in general.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368971

 

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They can plant it on condo rooftops and middle of road.

This is great.  I don't understand why a treeless city like Pattaya that wants to be a tourist destination does not do the same.  Trees contribute shade and make the environment much more beautiful unless of course you prefer unpainted concrete and electrical wires.

Seriously? 30 million baht? Are they Teak trees? Someone is looking to make a little side profit

 

...and save the mature trees that are already in the city and always hire real “tree trimmers”- not cheap labor from Isaan that only know how to hack a tree with a hatchet. 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok city hall plans 100,000 trees this year at Bt30m

 

Sounds great but…it will likely turn into one more pile of untraceable money that finds its way into ‘official’ pockets.

 

 

2 hours ago, chowny77 said:

Seriously? 30 million baht? Are they Teak trees? Someone is looking to make a little side profit

 

 

Yep , I wood thinks so.....unless somebody twigs and gets to the root of it.

On 5/7/2019 at 2:56 PM, Denim said:

 

Yep , I wood thinks so.....unless somebody twigs and gets to the root of it.

I think you are barking up the wrong tree.

Chump change , here in Pattayayaya  we spend 700,000,000 on a fake beach ....

Thats 20 million for the trees and 10 million for the back pocket planting

On 5/7/2019 at 12:26 PM, chowny77 said:

Seriously? 30 million baht? Are they Teak trees? Someone is looking to make a little side profit

 

300 baht per tree.  You don't get teak trees for that.

 

Calculator broken?

I'm all for it. Next step. Put a seating bench under the trees so people can have a place to sit down and get out of the sun without having to go into an expensive coffee shop. 

For those prices they should make it 1 million trees, for once do something properly and outstanding. Planting trees until it is green everywhere.

Edited May 11, 20197 yr by tabarin

On 5/8/2019 at 9:13 PM, Lancelot01 said:

I think you are barking up the wrong tree.

Bit of a knotty problem then.

On 5/7/2019 at 6:57 AM, toenail said:

...and save the mature trees that are already in the city and always hire real “tree trimmers”- not cheap labor from Isaan that only know how to hack a tree with a hatchet. 

This would be the same as the Thais (where ever they're coming from) are doing it. If they want a real tree trimmer, they'll have to import one from the west, or maybe from Japan.

On 5/7/2019 at 7:57 AM, toenail said:

...and save the mature trees that are already in the city and always hire real “tree trimmers”- not cheap labor from Isaan that only know how to hack a tree with a hatchet. 

 

they do seem to enjoy hacking existing trees down

 
they do seem to enjoy hacking existing trees down

I have lived in Thailand over 15 years. I have never seen a professional tree trimming crew removing branches. The city “manager” in charge would rather pocket most of the budgeted project money & hire a bunch of locals that know nothing about pruning trees.


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Great news. Plants are good.

Seriously? 30 million baht? Are they Teak trees? Someone is looking to make a little side profit
 

300 baht per tree is expensive for you? Including the tree, the labor, etc?


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