Pattaya Sustainable Tourism Master Plan Signed

[Rimmer]

Pattaya sustainable tourism master plan signed

PATTAYA: -- Local government officials have signed a 10-year master plan to designate Pattaya as a special area for sustainable development, opening the door for the region to receive up to 15 billion baht in funding for so-called “greenovative tourism” projects.

Spearheaded by the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA), the plan marks the high-water point in Pattaya’s six-year pursuit of government funding to solve its many environmental, infrastructure, crime and tourism woes.

(L to R) DASTA director of administration Dr. Narikotiphak Saengsanid, Chonburi Deputy Gov. Phornchai Khwansakul, and Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome launch the 10-year master plan. (L to R) DASTA director of administration Dr. Narikotiphak Saengsanid, Chonburi Deputy Gov. Phornchai Khwansakul, and Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome launch the 10-year master plan.

Chonburi Deputy Gov. Phornchai Khwansakul, Pattaya Mayor Itthiphol Kunplome, DASTA director of administration Dr. Narikotiphak Saengsanid, and officials from 10 local governments were among the 500 people who attended the master plan signing at The Zign Hotel Aug. 24.

The list includes 132 projects worth more than 15 billion baht that could be built over the next decade. DASTA has already outlined a budget of 647 million baht for the first 34 projects, 13 of which would be located inside Pattaya and the other 21 in surrounding districts and sub-districts.

“The city has some urgent needs, such as restoration of the environment and the beach, waste treatment, conservation of coral reefs, development of road links between tourism areas and neighboring areas to develop and integrate solutions that meet the master plan’s objective to achieve sustainable tourism,” Itthiphol said.

Full story and pictures HERE

-- Pattaya Mail 2011-09-02

[wobblyjohn]

A good start would be improving the condition of the sidewalks and cleaning up the rubbish strewn around the streets, Bang Saen only a few miles up the coast is a shining example of what Pattaya SHOULD be

[Jingthing]

Taxi meters that use the meters, Bangkok style, would encourage a lot of residents to not run private vehicles. That's green, isn't it?

[CGW]

Next they will be doing something about all the noisy polluting buses, cars, trucks & motorbikes

Then they will close all the shops selling illegal exhausts :lol:

Seriously the traffic noise in Pattaya is reaching horrendous proportions!

Edited September 3, 2011 by CGW