The size difference between the old pipe (left)
and the new pipe, which is at least 4-times larger.
Jetsada Homklin
Naklua residents living near the Loma Resort & Spa are putting up
with construction hassles now to enjoy a flood-free rainy season later.
Naklua Soi 18 and connections to sois 18/1 and 18/2 are torn up as crews
replace small, frequently blocked drainage pipes with sewers four times
their width. A new concrete and steel road will be built atop the new
pipelines.
Backhoe operator Pakorn Sreenork said construction has been going on for
more than a month with completion set for within six months.
The 5.6 million baht project, thus, won’t provide much relief for this
year’s rainy season, but Sanitation Engineering Department officials say
future seasons will be much drier for community residents.
The problem has been that the smaller pipes were often blocked by sand and
debris washed into sewers. The wide pipeline will be able to carry much more
water away from the neighborhood, preventing flooding that has been common
after heavy rain.
Finnish resident Angela Gloria was upset with the construction until
learning that the new pipelines probably means the end of flooding worries.
She said that, in the past, water has been as deep as 50 centimeters on
Naklua Soi 18.
