Silom Rd. sealed off for water splashing for the last day

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BANGKOK, 14 April 2015 (NNT)

Silom Road in Bangkok will be sealed off from road traffic in the afternoon and

evening for the last day today, although the water splashing on the city’s Khao San

Road will continue on.

The Songkran celebrations at Silom Rd. was hugely popular with Thais and

foreigners, who came in droves to join the water splashing event on Monday. The

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has arranged for the road to be off-limits to

vehicular traffic during 3 pm and 9 pm of each day of the celebration period, allowing

revelers to splash water unimpeded and in safety. The City Hall has also erected

a ‘water tunnel’ that thoroughly soaks anybody who goes through it. Activities by

various businesses, such as foam-splashing, provide further attractions for people

looking to enjoy Songkran in Bangkok. Security officials have been deployed

throughout the site to ensure safety for visitors, and to make sure that powdered marl

and alcohol were not brought in. Today will be the last day for the event on Silom

Rd.

On Khao San Rd., authorities were also making sure on Monday, the first day of

Songkran, that powdered marl, alcohol and weapons were not brought in throughout

the day. Although there were large number of Songkran revelers on Monday, no

violent incidents were reported. Water splashing on Khao San Rd. is allowed until 10

pm.