Day: May 4, 2024

Bangkok, Inspect the electrical conduit cover in the middle of Lat Phrao Road. Today, it was found that round manhole covers were placed in almost every place along the road after the incident where “Mr. Kamthorn” fell into the manhole and died. Road island area Entrance to Soi Lat Phrao 49

After the incident, “Mr. Kamthon” fell into a deep well and died at the Public Works Department, Bangkok. There is an urgent letter to the Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority. Suspend construction of manholes and underground electrical conduits. Ready to inspect and close the pond cover within 3 days.

Thai News Agency gives a clear comparison. At the scene of the incident The manhole cover before the incident was made of 10 millimeter thick plywood that was used to cover the manhole at the scene of the incident. The Electricity Authority explained that the manhole cover was originally metal. But there was a problem of more than 150 items being stolen, or almost all of the project. This caused the contracto
r to temporarily use wood to cover the pipe instead. As for the incident yesterday (3 May), MEA sent a contractor to use concrete slabs to cover the manhole. After this, we will examine all the manhole covers that are made of wood and bring a concrete slab to cover them. Including installing signs to warn the public to be completed within this week.

The news team went to explore the island in the middle of Lat Phrao Road in other locations. It was found that today almost every place has round manhole covers placed to cover the pipes along Lat Phrao Road. But it was still found that the manhole cover was not level with the floor. There is still a raised cement edge similar to the original plate that was closed. which is square There was only the area where the incident occurred where the manhole cover was made. Close the pipe level with the road surface. At the entrance of Soi Phawana or Lat Phrao 41, it was found that people used to cross the road at this point as well. It was found that most chose not to st
ep on the manhole cover. Even though it was made strong and made into a cement slab. If people don’t know or during the night, someone may trip over a manhole cover and cause an accident.

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, Relatives received the body of a 59-year-old man who fell into a power conduit from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority and died, ready to complain after the Deputy Governor MEA refused to attend the funeral and sent a secretary to replace him, revealing that he had not even received an apology from those directly responsible.

At 11:30 a.m. ago, the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police Hospital Relatives came to claim the body of Mr. Kamthorn, age 59, who fell 17 meters deep into MEA’s electrical conduit near Soi Lat Phrao 49. The incident occurred on May 3. The atmosphere was sad. The relatives received clothes to change for the deceased for the last time.

The younger brother of the deceased opened up through tears. Last night, the Deputy Governor of Bangkok contacted him to express his condolences and offer a small financial assistance. As for Mr. Thitiwut Ngernklai, Deputy Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority Has been assigned to the secretary Contacted to come to the funeral.
But there has been no discussion about remedies. At first, he understood that the Deputy Governor of MEA would call to apologize. and came to the funeral itself But it appears that the secretary was assigned to replace him and he has not received an apology directly from the Deputy Governor of MEA, which he considers not sincere. It was just an interview for the media. There is no responsibility for the events that occurred. Having the secretary take over is like an elder giving subordinates. If no one follows up on the matter, it will probably disappear. And there was an apology to the family through the media. I probably won’t be able to forgive myself. and confirmed that he would fully sue the relevant agencies Ready to ask in return: ‘Bring your family and walk through the plywood cover. And most importantly The construction contractor is also responsible for taking care of the manhole covers to meet standards. Not after the news came out, they immediately covered it with a cement slab. This shows that th
e cement slabs are already prepared. But I don’t think I’ll do it because it’s been 7 months since the manhole cover was stolen. But it has not yet been completed. and solving the problem of stolen manhole covers Why didn’t the agency install CCTV cameras? Because if the cameras were installed, they would probably have been caught. They just didn’t think about doing it. Even though it is a large organization

Ready to lament the loss of his older brother which left his two older sisters without anyone to take care of him while he had to work to earn money to support the family. Which now I don’t know what to do. which he has a job to be responsible for Moreover, now he has to take over his older brother’s responsibility to take care of his two older sisters, which makes himself more difficult.

After receiving the corpse The relatives will take the body of the deceased to perform a ceremony to invite the spirits at the scene of the accident. and pray for the funeral at Wat That Thong, Watthana District, Bangk
ok for 2 nights, with a cremation ceremony on Monday, May 6th.

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, MEA executives and employees attended the funeral pouring ceremony of “Mr. Kamthorn” who died from walking across the road and falling into an electrical conduit. in the middle of Lat Phrao Road, Soi Lat Phrao 49, ready to give 50,000 baht in cash to the deceased’s younger brother. The MEA Governor revealed his deepest condolences, insisting that MEA will not abandon him.

At Sala 16, Wat That Thong, at 5:00 p.m. on May 4, there was a funeral watering ceremony for Mr. Kamthorn Jaruanan, age 59, who died from crossing the road and falling into an electrical conduit. The incident occurred in the middle of Lat Phrao Road. In the area of ??Soi Lat Phrao 49, Saphan Song Subdistrict, Wang Thonglang District, Bangkok, late on May 3rd. The atmosphere of watering the corpse was one of sadness. Relatives and family of Jaruanan Come join us in mourning Mr. Kamthon with sadness. At the same time, a group of representatives from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) also came to join in the funeral waterin
g ceremony. After that, Mr. Kamthon’s body was placed in a coffin. To wait for the funeral prayer at 6:30 p.m.

At 5:28 p.m., Mr. Thitiwut Ngernklai, Deputy Governor of MEA, came to Mr. Kamthon’s funeral. Said to express condolences to Mr. Kamphon deceased brother that I would like to express my condolences It was an accident that I didn’t want to happen. We are currently investigating what caused this. We will take care of all responsibility. Yesterday he went to the scene of the crime. But there is no information on where the house is. They even planned to come and pay their respects to the body today. He wanted to come and understand by himself. I don’t want to rush. What’s the rush to have a conversation? Ready to offer to co-host the funeral today and inform that MEA has divided the care into 2 parts, first allocating 50,000 baht because it is an urgent need. And second, there is a committee to take care of the matter of compensation again. Confirm that you will definitely not abandon it.

Then Mr. Thiti
wut Ngernklai, Deputy Governor of MEA, gave an interview to the media that initially MEA brought 50,000 baht as expenses first. The other part considers what measures are available to provide relief. Now a committee has been set up to examine the facts. and prevent it from happening again. As for the compensation money of 10 million baht that the relatives demanded. He still doesn’t know and must let the committee investigate the facts first. As for the 150 manhole covers that were stolen, MEA has urgently fixed them by buying cement sheets from a construction materials store to cover all the manhole covers. And now we have ordered the casting of concrete manhole cover slabs to replace them all. The construction of the source cover must include measures to prevent theft. That is, it’s connected. As for the theft through MEA, a report has been filed at Phahon Yothin Police Station, Chok Chai Police Station, and Lat Phrao Police Station. There will be further follow-up to see whether or not the suspect has been
arrested. In addition to the problem of theft of manhole covers There is also the illegal cutting of power lines along the Yellow Line route. It is a problem that MEA must cooperate with relevant agencies to find further preventive measures.

Then at 5:30 p.m., Mr. Chatchat Sitthiphan, Governor of Bangkok Came to pay respects to the body of Mr. Kamthon. along with expressing condolences to relatives and promised to let the Wang Thonglang District go take care of Mr. Kamthon’s sister who had to live alone. Mr. Chatchat later revealed that Bangkok had provided compensation money. Coming from people in Bangkok helping each other A problem of this size is not just about conduits. All projects constructed in Bangkok Requires verification and predicted in advance He emphasizes on taking care of it neatly. We must cooperate more intensively. The theft has increased and the cutting of electrical wires requires cooperation. including Bangkok, MEA, MRTA, Waterworks Authority, Expressway Authority, etc. in order to redu
ce accidents. And there is a policy to install pedestrian crossings with lights for the elderly. To give pedestrians more rights than cars.

Then at 5:50 p.m., Mr. Wilas Chalaysat, Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority Come attend the funeral of Mr. Kamthon. Ready to give 50,000 baht in cash to Mr. Kamphon deceased brother Later, Mr. Vilas revealed that he would like to express his deepest condolences. The management team and MEA employees came to mourn. We are really sorry. The project aims to improve the quality of life of the city’s people. But when something like this happens, it makes us feel sad. We confirm that MEA will not abandon us like the news came out this morning. As a result, today he must travel by himself. To confirm that we will take care of you and not abandon you in the case of this accident.

The Governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority said that regarding the request for compensation in the amount of 10 million baht, it must be considered according to our existing
regulations and the facts that have occurred. At this time, a committee has been appointed to examine what the facts are. If there are any results of the investigation, there will be further measures. As for the complaints that have been there since the end of April. He understands that the operation team probably already has information on people’s complaints about missing manhole covers. The cement cover that was brought to close after the incident was not in stock at all. But it is a solution to an urgent problem. Tested by having people climb up and try to step on the lid. Prevent breakage As for the hiring company, what are the offense measures? We have to wait for all the facts to be verified. No predictions can be made regarding the missing manhole cover. In the past, there has already been a notification. along with ordering operators to be strict with contractors to supervise construction progress Safety in the Bangkok area must be more intense than before.

Source: Thai News Agency

Bangkok, Minister Thammanat is concerned about durian farmers in the eastern region. Very hot – dehydrated This causes the durian fruit to break on the tree. Order the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Agricultural Extension to provide advice on solving problems in durian orchards and fruit orchards affected by drought. Ready for the Royal Irrigation Department to send water trucks to provide continuous support. I don’t want farmers to increase the cost of buying water to water durian.

Captain Thammanat Phromphao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, said: Concerned about fruit growers in the Eastern region Especially durian orchards that are starting to cut their production. The extremely hot weather and lack of water in some areas caused the durian fruits to burst on the trees. It has been reported that Farmers have to buy water to water their fruit trees. Therefore ordered the Royal Irrigation Department to bring water trucks to help farmers until the situation returned to normal.

In a
ddition, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Agricultural Extension provide advice to farmers on solving problems with fruit trees affected by drought. Recently, the Department of Agriculture has issued a Department of Agriculture announcement regarding solutions to the problems of drought impacts of durian and other fruits in an emergency situation.

Mr. Rapeephat Chandrasriwong, Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, said that Hastened to coordinate with the Department of Agricultural Extension to have the Provincial and District Agriculture Offices survey the damage to fruit trees. Ready to expedite academic knowledge and advice on solving problems in emergencies.

For guidelines on taking care of durians that are producing fruit. But they face problems of lack of water and high air temperatures. The humidity in the canopy must be increased. By providing at least 200 liters of water per plant per day. by spraying water Or install a sprinkler on the durian tree, which must be wat
ered at the right time. In the early morning from 6:00-8:00 a.m. or in the evening from 3:00-5:00 p.m. and increase the watering time more than during normal times. in order to cool down reduce air temperature and increase humidity for durian trees

In addition, soil moisture must be maintained. By covering the soil with grass clippings or material covering the base of durian trees. Do not use fertilizers that are high in nitrogen as this will stimulate the plants to produce new leaves, resulting in increased water use.

The number of fruits per tree must be appropriate. If there are too many fruits, some must be cut off in order for the tree to survive. Including trimming the leaves inside the canopy to reduce transpiration. Can be sprayed with substances that reduce the severity of hot and dry weather, such as Spray kaolin or kaolin clay at the rate of Kaolin 6% w/v at the rate of 1 kilogram per 200 liters of water.

Information from the Department of Agricultural Extension indicates that During this period
, Monthong durians in the eastern region are beginning to be harvested. The Department of Agricultural Extension has set the date for April 15 onwards. It is the button durian harvest period, April 5th onwards. It is the harvesting time for the Gibbon and Phuangmani varieties. As for the Monthong variety, which is the most exported variety. Harvesting will begin from May 20 onwards.

However, when durian is affected by drought. If harvested early It will be a young durian that is not of good quality. The part that broke at the tree It will be sold at a reduced price, so we must follow the guidelines for resolving the impact of drought on durian and other fruits in an emergency situation that will be issued to advise farmers as soon as possible.

Source: Thai News Agency

Uttaradit, Uttaradit Governor visits Uttaradit Hospital area. Surveying the damage from the storm Soldiers and volunteers help clean up.

A storm hit 45 sub-districts in Uttaradit Province. Thunderstorms, gusts of wind, and hail have a wide impact, with power poles broken and power lines broken in many places. Causing the power to go out in the entire city all night. The strength of the storm caused the glass to shatter. In Uttaradit Hospital, the ceiling in the patient room on the 6th floor of the 100 Years Building collapsed, shocking both those and the victims. relatives and nurses We had to rush to move the patient out for safety. Recently, the provincial governor led soldiers and volunteers to clean the buildings of Uttaradit Hospital. and block the area at the scene of the incident Waiting for repairs Other services Still providing normal service .

Source: Thai News Agency