Rassada Municipality responsible for polluting Phuket canal, says deputy mayor

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Rassada Municipality responsible for polluting Phuket canal, says deputy mayor
Darawan Naknakhon


A screen shot taken of the video showing the polluted water being released into the canal.

PHUKET: -- It has come to light that more polluted water is being released into Klong Bang Yai, and Phuket City Deputy Mayor has said it is Rassada Municipality that is releasing the water.

A video clip of the polluted water being released into the canal at Yaowarat Bridge in Samkong has gone viral after Kanawut Boonsong posted the video on his Facebook page along with a message to local authorities requesting they find the source of the water.

More than 600 people have seen the video including Phuket City Deputy Mayor, Thaworn Jirapattanasopon, who said that immediately after seeing the video he ordered officials to investigate and collect a sample of the water.

“The water is as black as ink, but I can confirm that this foul water belongs to Rassada Municipality. It is not coming from the City Municipality,” he said.

“Rassada Municipality are releasing polluted water from Soi Panieng Moo 5 in Rassada into the Phuket City pipeline without treatment it. It then goes into Klong Bang Yai.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/rassada-municipality-responsible-for-polluting-phuket-canal-says-deputy-mayor-55366.php


-- Phuket News 2015-12-11

[trogers]

Out of sight is out of mind!

Just pass it on and make it someone else's problem... I love my country but despise my neighbor.