Evictions Continue As Budget Set For Chao Phraya Promenade Contractors

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Evictions Continue As Budget Set For Chao Phraya Promenade Contractors

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

 

One of the eight riverside houses in Wat Chat Kaew Chongkonnee community is being demolished Thursday to pave the way for concrete walkway construction. Photo: PR Bangkok / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — City Hall continued to clear out riverside houses Thursday after they launched a budget estimation to pay the contractors who will oversee the construction of the Chao Phraya promenade.

 

The cost of paying supervisors – estimated at 142-million baht – will be divided into four contracts to pay for the oversight of the 14-kilometer concrete walkway. Over the weekend, City Hall started to tear down the riverside houses to clear the path for the construction. The budget for the project, which has yet to be approved by the interim cabinet, is estimated to be about 8.3 billion baht.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/bangkok/2017/07/13/evictions-continue-budget-set-chao-phraya-promenade-contractors/

 

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[Laza 45]

Surely they can afford a few million Bt to relocate these people...  

[Stargeezr]

If these structures were illegaly built, then no,  the city has the right to just tear down the buildings and

get on with building the walk way.  I hope this kind of stuff happens in Hua Hin more as well as some other coastal

properties that were not legal.

Geezer

[zaZa9]

These people have had waterfront houses rent free for years.

And now somebody suggests compensation as well ?

[Laza 45]

9 minutes ago, zaZa9 said:

These people have had waterfront houses rent free for years.

And now somebody suggests compensation as well ?

...these people have lived there for generations.. surely they have some entitlement.. 

[zaZa9]

The pics show the houses are not of old shanties ...