City workers take a day at the beach - not
to bask in the sun, but to clear away the algae covered rocks.
Warunya Thongrod
More than 100 city workers removed dirty rocks in a cleanup of Jomtien
Beach.
The city Environment Department’s Thapida Suikhumhai led workers to
scoop up smelly stones washed ashore by the tide. They posed hazards to
tourists and also put off a foul odor from decaying algae.
The cleanup was the first of the year for the department. Similar work
routinely is done throughout the year on Wong Amat Beach, the Naklua
bridge area and around the Dusit curve on Pattaya Beach.
Thapida said the department will conduct seven cleanings this year, up
from five in 2013. The increase is due to changes in ocean currents
bringing more debris ashore. The average cleanup clears about 24 tons of
rock.
The rock will be used as landfill in the national sports stadium site in
Jomtien.
Swiss tourist Heinrich Neeser said he appreciated the beach cleaning as
he sometimes feels the beach is too dirty.
