Authorities want Karon beach cleanup
published : 9 Aug 2024 at 08:17
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Achadthaya Chuenniran
Local authorities have called for an urgent beach cleanup at Phuket's Hat Karon due to concerns about the long-term impact on tourism.
Governor Sophon Suwannarat ordered cleanup measures for Hat Karon, Hat Kata and Hat Patong, with a focus on the removal of beach umbrellas and sunbeds.
The governor said that while Hat Patong has managed to designate a sunbed and umbrella area which accounts for 10% of the beach space, Hat Karon has not been as successful in reining in the rentals.
Mr Sophon said Hat Karon is in a worrying state because of the crowding of umbrellas and sunbeds which block public walkways. The problem is thought to drive away visitors, he added.
He said local authorities in Hat Karon were planning beach zoning, limiting umbrellas to 10% of the beach area.
Beachfront billboards that are eyesores will be taken down, according to Mr Sophon.
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Vocabulary
- authority (noun): a person or government agency who has the power to make decisions or enforce the law - เจ้าหน้าที่ผู้มีอำนาจ
- billboard: a large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements on - ป้ายหรือกระดานใช้สำหรับโฆษณา
- clean-up (noun): a group project of cleaning something -
- eyesore: something that is ugly or unpleasant to look at - สิ่งที่ไม่สวยงาม (ตึก, สถานที่)
- governor: a person who is chosen to be in charge of the government of a state or province or a government agency - ผู้ว่าการรัฐ, ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด
- limit: to stop something from increasing beyond a particular amount or level - จำกัด
- rein in: to control or limit -
- state: condition - สภาพ
- umbrella: an object with a round folding frame of long straight pieces of metal covered with material, that you use to protect yourself from the rain or from hot sun - ร่ม
- worrying (adj): that makes you worry - น่าหนักใจ
- zoning (noun): when government controls how the land is used in different areas of a city or country, limiting some areas to homes, other areas to stores and yet other areas to factories - การแบ่งอาณาเขตของประเทศหรือเมืองหนึ่งๆ ออกเป็นเขตต่างๆ
- Keywords
- beach cleanup
- Karon beach
- Phuket
- หาดกะรน
