Damaged light bulbs to be fixed throughout Bangkok

BANGKOK, 10 August 2012 (NNT) - Bangkok Governor has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on replacing burnt out light bulbs around Bangkok. The governor also visited Bang Khen water pumping station to check on its readiness for this year’s water situation.

Bangkok Governor M.R. Sukumpan Boripat, along with his officials, yesterday visited Bang Khen water pumping station to check up on its readiness and capacity to handle heavy precipitation predicted for this year. The Bang Khen pumping station has just recently been renovated.

According to the governor, the installation of 2 additional water pumping machines has just been completed. The pumping capacity of the 2 machines is 4 cubic meters per second. With the 2 additional pumping machines, Bang Khen station’s total water pumping and draining capacity is now around 7 cubic meters per second; sufficient to deal with flood problems on Vibhavadi Road and in Laksi area as well as 8 square kilometers in the proximity of the station. The governor has also urged people not to litter or dump any trash in canals or drains as they will be clogged up.

Additionally, M.R. Sukumpan has signed an MOU with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority. The objective of the signed MOU is for both sides to join hands brightening up Bangkok by changing burnt out lightbulbs throughout the city, which in turn will increase safety of the people and reduce crimes in the city.

People are encouraged to call 1555 or 1330 if they come across any burnt out lightbulbs.

-- NNT 2012-08-10

A MOU to replace burnt out light bulbs. What's next? A multi-party treaty to clear garbage?

Edited August 10, 201213 yr by Payboy

So one writes the headline and then the article which has to be about something else. Then at the end sticks in a short paragraph about stuff that one actually wanted to write. Excellent!

The governor has also urged people not to litter or dump any trash in canals or drains as they will be clogged up.Great effort by the governor in trying to stem the national pastime of littering. It's time for some major educational efforts from preschool on up on the negatives of littering.As for the adults who are beyond help some fines are in order and should be enforced with a vengeance. The transfer of all the cigarette police to country wide littering enforcement would be appropriate.Edit - formatting does not work.

Edited August 10, 201213 yr by BuckarooBanzai

Bangkok - The SEA Hub of bulb-changing - waoff

Does this include the green street lights on silom and sathorn that never worked?

I don't know what to say about this country anymore. It must be the only country in the world where changing a burned out light bulb isn't an obvious thing to do.

But since they've actually come to this sensational, new conclusion, they should have a look at the outer ring road (no. 9) between Rama II and the bridge over the river. I don't know what the toll fee is used for (well, I think I can do a qualified guess, but...) but hardly any of the lights on that stretch are working. The main road between Chonburi and Pattaya (no. 7): No lights are working. I doubt it's the light bulbs, but still.

40 years ago, Thailand looked so promissing, 20 years ago too. No it seems like the whole nation is sinking deeper and deeper into a quagmire of greed and corruption.

Bright idea.