Residents, Authorities reach flood barrier agreement
- Published: 20/11/2011 at 01:59 AM
- Newspaper section: News
The ongoing dispute between flood-hit residents and authorities over the Khlong Hok Wa flood barrier ended yesterday with residents agreeing to not breach the dyke and authorities promising to widen three sluice gates.
After 90 minutes of negotiations between residents from Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district, the Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) and City Hall, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra reported fruitful results.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to all of the residents' demands, including to keep the Khlong Phraya Suren sluice gate open by one metre, to widen the Khlong Lam Mo Taek sluice gate from 20cm to 50cm and to widen the Khlong Song sluice gate from one metre to 1.2m, said MR Sukhumbhand.
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- Writer: Supoj Wancharoen & Apinya Wipatayotin
