Nongprue put prison inmates to work dredging a local flood-drainage canal.
Thirty well-behaved convicts serving time at Pattaya Remand Prison were dispatched to work with a subdistrict crew at the Nongprue Canal March 20, cleaning out garbage, eliminating weeds and cutting water hyacinth.
Mayor Mai Chaiyanit and prison warden Wachirawit Wachiralerpan who oversaw the operation said the canal linking the Nongprue Temple area with the sea is vital drainage conduit for the upcoming rainy season.
