News Forum - PM Prayut wants to fix Bangkok’s smelly canals

[Thaiger]

It’s no secret that Bangkok stinks. When you take a breath of “fresh air” on the street, it’s not rare for a concoction of barbecued chicken, pollution and sewage to enter your nose. Even after living in Bangkok for a number of years, the smell never gets any less pungent, especially in the summer months. The issue is untreated wastewater running through Bangkok’s subterranean tunnels, wafting upwards through the open sewage grates. It’s no wonder that Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to make Bangkok’s waterways smell better. The Ong Ang canal, home to the Ong Ang walking street, used […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

Give it a rest. Nothing will ever happen.

[Guevara]

2 minutes ago, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

Give it a rest. Nothing will ever happen.

Give the guy a chance. He promised me the winning numbers for the lottery next week.

[Poolie]

The traffic is the big problem in Bangkok. I'd forgive the smells if the traffic would only move.

[HolyCowCm]

And he says this is not about politics, but pure caring for the people by going around saying hello and seeing what the local and their personal problems are. Such a Saint!

[KaptainRob]

Sea-level rise will cure the problem.

[Graham]

The almighty PM has stated on many occasions that he will correct and fix many things in Thailand (I cannot be bothered to list list them) but I have yet to see the fruits of his labour (maybe he said it as a joke). 555

[Convert54]

47 minutes ago, KaptainRob said:

Sea-level rise will cure the problem.

Not so sure if a permanent  back flush is a cure ! Real  Venicians  have exited  Venice due to too many years of experience with  high tide  moon fish clinging to what were originally the ankles and now aiming for the knee  on occasion ! The odor can be disguised but the stains ?

[Fanta]

The government needs to motivate people not to dump their oil and waste into the canals. Simply asking people not to do it without offering a simple alternative won’t change habits. Fines and guilt trips won’t work. I guess that is a future government problem. 

[KaptainRob]

3 minutes ago, Fanta said:

 Fines and guilt trips won’t work. I guess that is a future government problem. 

... Long after we're all gone, if at all.   

Education has to start at childhood but even then you'll have ppl who ignore rules.  Industrial dumping is a huge problem and leachate plagues many clean and green western nations 50 years after dumping ceased.

 

[harry1]

uncle tu also said he fix pollution,flooding and traffic jam in bangkok in 3 months ,what,s  happened there

[HiuMak]

Thou who calls the smell has a smelly nose thyself

[Cathat]

So bangkok will be the venice of the east  once again,yeah right!

[Augratin]

16 hours ago, Thaiger said:

PM Prayut wants to fix Bangkok’s smelly canals

 

You're hired. Now to find a replacement PM...

[Lawyers_Guns_and_Money]

16 hours ago, Thaiger said:

It’s no secret that Bangkok stinks. When you take a breath of “fresh air” on the street, it’s not rare for a concoction of barbecued chicken, pollution and sewage to enter your nose. Even after living in Bangkok for a number of years, the smell never gets any less pungent, especially in the summer months. The issue is untreated wastewater running through Bangkok’s subterranean tunnels, wafting upwards through the open sewage grates. It’s no wonder that Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants to make Bangkok’s waterways smell better. The Ong Ang canal, home to the Ong Ang walking street, used […]

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Hmm....how could people be complaining of the smell if everyone is wearing masks designed to filter out particles. 

[Prosaap]

The problem are the selfish thai people who just drop garbage where the walk even a garbage bin is in reach the still trow it on the street they like to live in a garbage dumb they will need to teach children in school then maybe slowly it can change but its something for tomorrow and a thai has no intrest in tomorrow or anything else in that mater 

[ibgort]

Only need to look at the wall along the klong to see the sewer outflow coming out.