Lat Phrao Canal project faces delay as residents refuse to budge
By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Officers from the BMA and River Engineering Company demolish buildings and cut down trees at the Lat Phrao Temple to prepare the area for the Lat Phrao Canal enlargement and embankment construction project. Photo Kunlaphan Siripimamporn

 

BANGKOK: -- THE BRIGHT new face of Lat Phrao Canal is likely to be unveiled later than planned because many homeowners have refused to move from the area, even after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) used special powers to expedite the project to create a beauty site.

 

Almost three weeks ago, the NCPO issued order 9/2560 to clear hurdles for the beautification and rehousing operation.

 

Related agencies, the Community Organisations Development Institute (CODI) and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), reported that while legal problems had been resolved, some people living on the canal bank had refused to relocate.

 

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This surely will be a big improvement once the project been done and the Lad Prao canals being returned to all citizens of Bangkok.

Maybe residents should declare their homes to be temples and make some connection with Damma whatever temple. No worries about cops hassling them if they did that!

8 hours ago, webfact said:

THE BRIGHT new face of Lat Phrao Canal

Anyone else have a problem with this statement besides the capital letters?? Like out with the old in with the new.