Families to cash in on anti-noise spending

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

Airport Director Monrudee Gettuphan and her team led the discussions on the budget allocation. Photo: Kongleaphy Keam

 

PHUKET: -- Representatives of more than 400 families in Baan Mak Prok gathered at Nurool Ebadeyah Mosque to meet with airport officials on Tuesday, to discuss how the budget for noise reduction will be used.

Last week, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith announced that Thailand’s Cabinet had approved a 3 billion baht budget to spend on anti-noise pollution measures for the new international terminal at Phuket Airport, and to compensate nearby residents (story here).

The budget will be utilized to reduce noise pollution in four sub districts near Phuket International Airport, namely Baan Mak Prok, Baan Mai Khao, Baan Laem Sai and Baan Bor Sai.

“The noise from the airport has been affecting our health, particularly our hearing, for several years, and we have lodged several complaints already,” said village headman Boonpaisarn Boonsob. 

Airport Director Monrudee Gettuphan and her team were also present at the meeting.

 

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-- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2016-09-22

All squabbling about money allocation .... me me me 

Maybe it should read ' Families hope to cash in ... ' as the cash will need to go through a few administrative ' processes ' before it gets anywhere near them.

From the photo, I thought the story must be about insulating homes from the racket of open air karaoke bars and that the lady with the mike was giving a 200 decibel demonstration of the problem.

 

Very disappointing to find that Kuhn Gettuphan's get-up-and-go talent is being directed elsewhere.

Since when did Thailand suddenly become interested in noise pollution? Noisy advertising trucks, loud motorbikes (mostly HDs), Karaoke bars, dogs all night barking, sales promoters in shopping malls, etc. etc. don't seem to faze the population at all. But now 3 billion baht has turned up and ...

 

There's a lot of pork in 3 billion baht.