Broken power pole poses danger to public

Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET:-- A damaged roadside utility pole near the Jui Tui Shrine in Phuket Town is posing a danger to pedestrians.

Broken at the base and revealing bent rebars, the power pole is in danger of toppling over.

Sirisak Skoonsorutcha, chief of Phuket's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), said yesterday that the Phuket Electricity Authority had been notified and that the pole is expected to be repaired "soon".

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-07-21

OMG! A bent pole. Anyone contact the Polish embassy?

so action is being taken to repair the damage.

it is impossible to monitor these infrastructure components on a daily basis. the public

should be encouraged to notify the authorities of any unsafe structures, perhaps with

a token of appreciation. the authorities can then proceed to take remedial action.