Workers from the Engineering Department trim
trees along Pattaya Beach Road.
Warunya Thongrod
Pattaya’s “big chop” continues Aug. 6, with 50
percent of the waterfront trees already pruned in the name of increased
security.
About 30 workers from the Engineering Department
working for the past 10 days moved through in central and south Pattaya
July 25, opening up the Pattaya Beach promenade to more sunshine and
spotlights in hopes of giving transvestite pickpockets and petty
criminals less cover of darkness.
About 130 trees have been pruned, with chipping
machines chewing up branches on the spot. The mulch will be delivered to
the Pattaya Plant Nursery on Soi Chaiyapruek 2.
Workers planned to suspend trimming during the
Buddhist holidays, but will resume their chopping on Aug. 6 in North
Pattaya. Residents are encouraged to not park on Beach Road during the
work.
Beach Vendor Yupin Chusree said she thinks the tree
pruners carry a double-edged sword, making it seem safer, but making the
beach walk hotter.
