Pattaya "brainstorming" as resort braces for more heavy rain

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Pattaya authorities had a brainstorming session as the resort braced for a further onslaught from mother nature, reported Manager. 

 

Huge downpours lasting hours devastated Pattaya on Friday and Saturday in particular.

 

Severe damage was done to the beach.

 

Floodwaters up to 120 cms were experienced at seven spots: Beach Road, Sois Thepprasit 7-9, the Pacific Housing Estate, by the Mum Aroi Restaurant on Sai 3, Sukhumvit by the entrance to south Pattaya and near Thepprasit Lotus and the road by the railway. 

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Now the met office has predicted further deluges from today until Sunday for the Pattaya and Bang Lamung area. 

 

Consequently deputy mayor Pattana Bunsawat got his teams together for a brainstorming session ahead of the second wave. 

 

Teams will be posted at the seven crisis spots as well as keeping a close watch on 13 "new" flood prone areas. 

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains. 

 

Brainwave solutions such as more pumps and using nets to catch the trash were proposed. 

 

Source: Manager Online

 

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Brainstorming & Pattaya???? Something is clearly not right here.

"Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains" 

 

Did anyone in Thailand think the diameters of the pipes they've been installing were big enough? Buakhao had a diameter of a football

As usual ,too late!Already raining and by next rainy season rinse and repeat.

I dont know about Pattaya but where in the world do you build square drains? Only in Thailand

From my balcony looking out towards the sea here off 3rd Road I can see 8 cranes in the process of building other new developments without any thoughts of increasing the drainage system to cope with the extra burden....and this has been going on for years....brainstorming....what a joke...snow will fall before the authorities here take proper long term action

I got it. Buy and give away to all residents in flood prone areas.

 

A sure fire solution  that can also be used during the next Songkran festival.

 

Hey, this is a better idea than the Pattaya brainstorming group could come up with. lol

has this ever happened before?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains. 

 

Brainwave solutions such as more pumps and using nets to catch the trash were proposed. 

Or you could just pick up the trash before it got to the drains!

They can see where the water hits the beach. Why don't they make overflow drains in those area on the beach and disguise them as mini promenade/peir areas for a few photo ops?

It's not just the diameter of the pipes but also the fact that the pipes are all laid at the same depth below the street. On a sloping street it is common to see fountains of water coming out of the road from the drains laid at the lower parts of the street. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Teams will be posted

1st or 2nd class .?

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

keeping a close watch on 13 "new" flood prone areas

Are they getting Prawit in to advise as he's good at keeping watch ..

And these teams located at flood prone areas will do what exactly ? Ring City Hall and confirm what ?

(a) it's raining

 

(b) it's flooding

 

Then what ?

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains. 

Hummm.  Now there's something that can't be fixed or maintained.  Nope.  It's the fault of the bad rain. 
"We never saw it coming!" 

<fast forward to Oct 2021>
"Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains."

2 hours ago, petermik said:

From my balcony looking out towards the sea here off 3rd Road I can see 8 cranes in the process of building other new developments

That's ok.  They'll never be occupied. 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya authorities had a brainstorming session

and complained of headaches later. 

Advice from the public to authorities: use brain more often and headaches will go away...

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Brainstorming & Pattaya???? Something is clearly not right here.

@ words that should not be spoken together!

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Brainstorming & Pattaya???? Something is clearly not right here.

One "B" too many ????

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Brainstorming & Pattaya???? Something is clearly not right here.

The governor ?

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The governor ?

You Must mean The Godfather II

Hmm.  Instead of sitting brainstorming why not hire a permanent crew to keep the drains free of trash.  That would be a start.  

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains.

This Guy was probably promoted to the Job for his ability to state the bloody Obvious.

You think we should clear the garbage so it can drain?  

IDK. 

We should have a meeting about that and discuss...

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

and complained of headaches later. 

Advice from the public to authorities: use brain more often and headaches will go away...

The headaches : maybe.

The monsoon : no. 

Blame trash on tourist , O wait , tourist are thais and we know thai people do not trash there own place .

20 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

"Pattana said the problem was pipes with not enough diameter and trash blocking the drains" 

 

Did anyone in Thailand think the diameters of the pipes they've been installing were big enough? Buakhao had a diameter of a football

If memory serves me correctly. When Soi Buakhao road was upgraded, some 10-15 years ago the road was actually a rectangular shaped culvert  approx 6-8 foot high.

The last time I saw a cover removed at the south market area, there was only about 2 feet of free space left, the rest was choked with silt and muck. So pipes were big enough but not maintained.

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Did anyone in Thailand think the diameters of the pipes they've been installing were big enough? Buakhao had a diameter of a football

I suspect somebody cut the cost estimate by reducing the size of the pipes to be used. Where those savings went to is another topic.

1 hour ago, Wullie Mercer said:

If memory serves me correctly. When Soi Buakhao road was upgraded, some 10-15 years ago the road was actually a rectangular shaped culvert  approx 6-8 foot high.

The last time I saw a cover removed at the south market area, there was only about 2 feet of free space left, the rest was choked with silt and muck. So pipes were big enough but not maintained.

a few years ago, maybe 2-3 they layed a new drainage pipe along Buakhao which was clearly too narrow

Edited October 8, 20205 yr by scubascuba3

The word brainstorming was banned at my last place of work in the UK- in case it offended epileptics, there was only one in a staff of 1500!

On 10/7/2020 at 9:29 AM, webfact said:

deputy mayor Pattana Bunsawat got his teams together for a brainstorming session

They wont find many brains there.

 

On 10/7/2020 at 9:29 AM, webfact said:

Teams will be posted at the seven crisis spots as well as keeping a close watch on 13 "new" flood prone areas. 

Having a bunch watching will help no end.

Probably better to rename the title.

Pattaya rain-storming....