The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has scrapped the planned bidding for the 82.3-billion-baht southern extension of the Purple Line, citing a lack of public participation.
Purple Line construction won t damage old temple
published : 9 Mar 2021 at 08:00
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The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Monday reiterated its promise to minimise the impact of the construction of the Purple Line rail project on the premises of the centuries old Wat Iam Woranuch.
Kittikorn Tanpao, deputy governor of the MRTA, said while some structures on the temple grounds could be affected by the construction project, the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda would not be demolished.
He said the bidding process for the Purple Line is not taking place, so talks are still going on. He noted that it is the Ministry of Transport s decision that the chapel and pagoda must not be appropriated and demolished.
Chapel, pagoda won t be razed for rail line
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published : 6 Mar 2021 at 08:22 A vendor walks past Viharn Luang Pu Thuad in Wat Iam Woranuch.
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday came out to assure that the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda on the grounds of Wat Iam Woranuch in Bangkok s Phra Nakhon district will not be demolished by the Purple Line rail project.
In a statement, the MRTA, the state agency overseeing the project, insisted the chapel and century-plus old pagoda would not be expropriated as feared, and promised only a limited impact from the construction on the temple premises.