Dredging of canal linking major Phuket marinas not to start until 2022

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Dredging of canal linking major Phuket marinas not to start until 2022

By The Phuket News

 

News that the dredging will not begin until 2022 was revealed during an inspection of the canal by Transport Deputy Minister Athirat Rattanaset on Saturday (Oct 31). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: A government project to start dredging the Koh Kaew Canal, linking Royal Phuket Marina and Boat Lagoon Marina with Phang Nga Bay, will not begin until 2022, the senior official in charge of the regional channel development has revealed.

 

Thada Wannapruk, Director of the Channel Development and Maintenance Bureau Region 3 of the Marine Department, explained the delay in the dredging during an inspection of the canal by Deputy Minister of Transport Athirat Rattanaset on Saturday (Oct 31).

 

Also present to welcome and inform Mr Athirat about the canal and its use, usually with many tour boats and yachts using the canal during the tourism high season, were Phuket Marine Office Director Wiwat Chitchertwong and other officials, along with representatives from the local marinas.

 

Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/dredging-of-canal-linking-major-phuket-marinas-not-to-start-until-2022-77848.php

 

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5 hours ago, webfact said:

PHUKET: A government project to start dredging the Koh Kaew Canal, linking Royal Phuket Marina and Boat Lagoon Marina with Phang Nga Bay, will not begin until 2022, the senior official in charge of the regional channel development has revealed.

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