Torrential downpour floods Beach Road

Torrential rains on June 1 temporarily overwhelmed the city’s drainage system, causing Beach Road and many side sois to flood. Shown here, raging floodwaters wash over the sidewalk on Beach Road at the end of Soi 6, creating an illusion of merging with the sea. (Photo by Bob James)

New Chonburi governor urges bureaucrats to tackle garbage, other problems

New Chonburi Gov. Senee Jittakasem is urging top officials across the province to get better organized and set out clear rules and procedures to tackle the area’s problems.
Chairing a May 26 meeting of 99 division chiefs of Chonburi local administrative organizations at Pattaya City Hall, Senee urged officials to use a provincial database information system to help draw up operating procedures to address such problems as waste handling in Pattaya and other cities.
“We know that Muang District, Sriracha, Banglamung, Pattaya, and Sattahip still use antiquated (garbage-processing) systems,” he said. “All of these areas have an increasing amount of garbage proportionate to the population. We hope all units associated with this to urgently find a solution that maintains tourists’ good impression of Chonburi.”

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