In just one month, there have been two explosions aboard oil tankers on the Chao Phraya River which flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. The accidents claimed two lives, and injured a number of others, as well as alarming river community residents and users of the river. However, the reaction of the Marine Department leaves much to be desired.
SAMUT PRAKAN: An oil tanker exploded and caught fire on Sunday at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River in Phra Samut Chedi district, killing one crew member and injuring another.
Residents of Bangkok communities along the Chao Phraya River have been told to brace for another round of high tides that could cause flooding until Nov 28.
MEA delivers repurposed electricity poles to protect mangroves at Phra Chulachomklao Fort
published : 18 Feb 2021 at 16:33
Chumpot Himacharoen, Corporate Communications Director, Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), has revealed that the organisation will proceed with the installation of old electricity poles, at the Phra Chulachomklao Fort, Naval Base Bangkok in Samut Prakan, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, on the Gulf of Thailand, as part of a partnership with the Royal Thai Marine Corp Bangkok, to protect the local habitat.
Discussing the announcement, Himacharoen said: “MEA has a continuous collaboration with the Royal Thai Marine Corps Bangkok to work on MEA’s Model Project, to improve and develop the mangrove forest eco system and coastal erosion protection at the Phra Chulachomklao Fort, Naval Base Bangkok in Samut Prakan. A row, more than 1,700m long, has been installed using damaged and discarded poles – collected as par