BANGKOK, 14 April 2015 (NNT)
Silom Road in Bangkok will be sealed off from road traffic in the afternoon and
evening for the last day today, although the water splashing on the city’s Khao San
Road will continue on.
The Songkran celebrations at Silom Rd. was hugely popular with Thais and
foreigners, who came in droves to join the water splashing event on Monday. The
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has arranged for the road to be off-limits to
vehicular traffic during 3 pm and 9 pm of each day of the celebration period, allowing
revelers to splash water unimpeded and in safety. The City Hall has also erected
a ‘water tunnel’ that thoroughly soaks anybody who goes through it. Activities by
various businesses, such as foam-splashing, provide further attractions for people
looking to enjoy Songkran in Bangkok. Security officials have been deployed
throughout the site to ensure safety for visitors, and to make sure that powdered marl
and alcohol were not brought in. Today will be the last day for the event on Silom
Rd.
On Khao San Rd., authorities were also making sure on Monday, the first day of
Songkran, that powdered marl, alcohol and weapons were not brought in throughout
the day. Although there were large number of Songkran revelers on Monday, no
violent incidents were reported. Water splashing on Khao San Rd. is allowed until 10
pm.
