Phuket villagers block road in protest at development dust and mud

[Lite Beer]

Phuket villagers block road in protest at development dust and mud
Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: Work on a large low-end property development in Kathu has stopped after local people blockaded the site to express their displeasure at the dust and mud created by trucks and other construction machinery along the road past their homes.

In some cases, they say, walls have been cracked by the vibration from passing heavy vehicles.

The blockade by residents of Bang Tong in Kathu, close to the Tung Thong Police Station, began on Wednesday (May 14). As a result, Kathu Municipality has ordered a temporary halt to work on the site while an agreement is worked out between the locals and the developer.

Residents complain that they have lived with dust and mud for months, and fives houses have cracks in the walls.

“I can’t stand it any more,” said one, on condition of anonymity. “The dust constantly comes into my house and all over the road. Originally the construction management sent people to hose down the road but they haven’t done that for two or three months.”

A woman resident, who also declined to give her name, said, “My house is all cracked. I’m scared [it’s gong to fall down].”

A manager of the construction team speaking, like almost everyone else, on condition he was not named, told The Phuket News, “Yes, we already know about this. We are waiting for the local people to tell us what they want and show us evidence of damage. After we have discussed it we can all stick to the same agreed solution.”

On Friday (May 16) Kathu District Officer Sayan Chanajaiwong (who did agree to be named) told The Phuket News, “Kathu Municipality has ordered construction to stop until an arrangement satisfactory to all is agreed.”

This may take some time; the locals have said they don’t want any trucks at all using the road.

This is the third road blockade in Phuket in a by people fed up of not getting solutions to their problems any other way.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-villagers-block-road-in-protest-at-development-dust-and-mud-46309.php

-- Phuket News 2014-05-17

[belg]

jet ski maffia, tuk tuk maffia, taxi maffia and now residents taking and blocking the streets

who is next, the noodle / som tam vendors ?

hub ?

[Traveling Sailor]

Good for the locals! Hope they can come to a reasonable agreement.

Perhaps the cracks in the woman's house are due to poor house construction. Just sayin.

[VocalNeal]

The mud and dust come from the site, it is easy to clean every truck that leaves the site. Contractor/developer is too lazy or too stingy. Like everything else in life a little good neighbourly behaviour and a power washer would have saved this from happening.

In our soi a similar thing happened dust all over cars, the street and the houses shook every time a redimix truck drove by. So it is possible some house(s) has which previously had a small crack now has a bigger one. You don't see mud all over the main streets in Bangkok so why is it Ok in a small street in Phuket? More Sakdina at work?

Edited May 17, 2014 by VocalNeal

[NamKangMan]

"a large low-end property development" on Phuket - I don't believe it.

They are all high end developments here.

[Thaiready]

Good for the locals! Hope they can come to a reasonable agreement.

Perhaps the cracks in the woman's house are due to poor house construction. Just sayin.

And perhaps its due to the vibration of the heavy trucks as she stated.....just saying