The government has ordered the relocation of the 32-rai Bangkok Port next to the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toey district so the area can be renovated to benefit the public.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin proposed the relocation of the port in a meeting on April 2. He said that the relocation of the the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) port, also known as Klong Toey Port, will benefit people living in the Klong Toey area as well as in the capital as a whole as the government tries to solve the dust pollution created by freight trucks entering and leaving Bangkok Port daily.

The cabinet then told the Ministry of Transport to work with the PAT and other agencies to expedite a relocation study. The order to relocate the port also covers moving all facilities including depots and oil storage facilities.

The area should be used primarily for the public benefit of Bangkokians, and the study results must be reported to the Prime Minister as quickly as possible.

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt previously proposed and discussed this matter with the prime minister when the two met at City Hall in February.

The BMA wants to move Bangkok Port to the Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri. It hopes to reduce air pollution and develop the area as a green space for city people.