Projects underway to restore Phuket’s eroded beaches

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Projects underway to restore Phuket’s eroded beaches

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Chief of the Phuket Lifeguard Service says beaches are getting back to normal now the storms have passed. Photo: Phuket Lifeguard Service

 

PHUKET:-- Officials from Sirinath National Park have confirmed that conservation projects are now underway to restore Phuket beaches damaged by erosion over the past two months.

 

Sirinath National Park Chief, Kipas Tharapibal, told The Phuket News today (Nov 18), “As people know, weather over the past two months has caused erosion to some of Phuket’s west coast beaches. Damage at some beaches has resulted in trees along the beach falling down. 

 

“Our office now has an ongoing project to restore these beaches. We believe affected areas include about 100 metres of beach at Nai Yang and around 25 metres at Mai Khao. The first step will be to remove remains of the fallen trees,” he said.

 

When asked whether Phuket will see a similar project to that announced on Wednesday (Nov 16) that will see beaches in Pattaya be restored (see story here), Mr Kipas said, “We will start a project the same as they are doing in Pattaya. And Phuket will receive a budget of B70 million to restore damaged beaches.

 

Full Story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/projects-underway-to-restore-phuket-eroded-beaches-59902.php#m8lSgPXkopUT61mi.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2016-11-18

[bokningar]

That is what we call a big chunk of "pocket money" 

[Psimbo]

.....' And Phuket will receive a budget of B70 million to restore damaged beaches. '

 

Of which we will spent about  20 satang and squander the rest he later added!

[madmitch]

70 million baht. The "profit" from this could go some way towards recouping income lost as a result of the lack of beach vendors.