BMA cleans Chao Phraya riverside ahead of royal barge procession

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Bangkok – The royal barge procession will take place on 24 October this year. In addition to the preparation of the royal barges, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has been busy working to improve the landscape along both sides of the Chao Phraya River to accommodate spectators.

The Governor of Bangkok, Pol Gen Aswin Kwanmuang, led 3,105 officials and volunteers from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), royal volunteers, and volunteers in the Altruistic Heart campaign to clean up the riverside landscape and facilities on the Thomburi side of the river this week/

The volunteers helped clean up public squares, roads, the embankment under the Rama VIII bridge, remove debris and water hyacinths from the Chao Phraya River, and renovate Suan Luang Phraram 8 Park to honor His Majesty the King.