Officials check hotels, restaurants at Ao Nang

[Thaivisa News]

Krabi:- Deputy Krabi Governor Narong Woonsiew led officials and troops to check hotels and restaurants at Ao Nang bay Monday to take action against businesses that released wasted water into the sea.

The inspection found that several of 14 small hotels that were inspected Monday do not have proper wasted water treatment system. Narong said 14 more hotels and restaurants will be inspected Tuesday.

The deputy governor gave them seven days for improving their wasted water treatment system or face fines.

The officials checked whether these hotels and restaurants have released wasted water into natural waterways that empty into the sea or not.

The inspection found that some hotels and restaurants have proper wasted water treatment system.

The inspection was made following complaints by Scandinavian tourists that the sea in Krabi had been polluted by wasted water from business facilities.

The tourists have lodged complaints at the Stockholm office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand that they spotted polluted water at the sea and they dared not swim.

Wiyada Srirangkul, chief of the Krabi office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, said last week that many Scandinavians have cancelled their trips to Krabi after their friends who have visited the southern seaside province have encountered polluted sea and garbage stench.

Also yesterday, Phankham Kittithornkul, mayor of Tambon Ao Nang Administrative Organization, led officials from the Pollution Control Department and the Krabi Provincial Administration to check natural waterways in area.

They found that the polluted water from the canals had been washed out by rains into the sea but they still found garbage on the canals’ bed. Phankham said his local administration would dredge all the canals to remove all the garbage and mud.

[upena]

What about every other beach in Thailand? Inspections are when? Ah, never.

[worgeordie]

Nothing ever seems to be done pro-actively here,officials seem to sit around

until someone makes a complaint,points out a problem,and if they think its

worthy of action,they move,good examples,when they find resorts,houses in

National Parks,AFTER they have been built,the same with loggers,the wood

they find has already been cut.

regards Worgeordie

[jonclark]

" They found that the polluted water from the canals had been washed out by rains into the sea."

So basically he' just conformed that the sea is now full of shit, sounds so enticing.

[marko kok prong]

Hopeless response,dredge the canal,but in 6 months it will be full of crap again,typical band aid solution,instead of getting to the heart of the problem,and the hotels discharging the waste water a fine no doubt,but i will be surprised if anything is actually done to remedy the problem.

[marko kok prong]

" They found that the polluted water from the canals had been washed out by rains into the sea."

So basically he' just conformed that the sea is now full of shit, sounds so enticing.

Exactly,did they not think that the heavy rain,may by some crazy chance actually flush this water out to sea,no that would mean they would be able to actually anticipate a problem before,it becomes a problem,not a Thai trait i am afraid.

[h90]

What about every other beach in Thailand? Inspections are when? Ah, never.

Well there is a lot activity in several nationalparks, Koh Tao and Koh Lippe.

It needs time to replace the corrupt and lazy officials, but it is going in the right direction. The government is doing a good job.