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Mon, 06/06/2011 - 14:58
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Water condition in Chao Phraya River returning to normal
BANGKOK, June 6 (TNA) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported on Monday that the water condition in the Chao Phraya River has been returning to normal--following an incident in which a barge carrying 2,400 tonnes of brown sugar sank in the river in Thailand's central Ayutthaya Province on May 31, after hitting a bridge pillar, causing heavy pollution and damage to fisheries in affected areas.
Bangkok Deputy Governor Pornthep Techapaiboon confirmed the improving water condition in the Chao Phraya River after a meeting with other BMA executives, saying that the City Authority's Department of Drainage and Sewerage had reported its daily monitoring and assessment of the water condition in the country's main river, which showed that oxygen levels at its major stations had been rising and then reached their normal levels on Monday.
Pornthep revealed that the major stations include those located at Soi Thong Temple, Nonthaburi, Chong Non See, Bangna and Prapradang piers, as well as at the King Rama VII, the King Rama IX, Pin Klao, Krung Thep and Buddha Bridges.
According to the Bangkok deputy governor, the improving water quality in the Chao Phraya River followed the City Hall's installation of four aerators at the Soi Thong Temple pier in the capital's Bang Sue area, where there are abundant fishery resources.
Meanwhile, authorities at the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's Department of Pollution Control, acknowledged that a private company operating the sunk barge is likely to face legal action based on Thailand's Environment Act. (TNA)
Bangkok Deputy Governor Pornthep Techapaiboon confirmed the improving water condition in the Chao Phraya River after a meeting with other BMA executives, saying that the City Authority's Department of Drainage and Sewerage had reported its daily monitoring and assessment of the water condition in the country's main river, which showed that oxygen levels at its major stations had been rising and then reached their normal levels on Monday.
Pornthep revealed that the major stations include those located at Soi Thong Temple, Nonthaburi, Chong Non See, Bangna and Prapradang piers, as well as at the King Rama VII, the King Rama IX, Pin Klao, Krung Thep and Buddha Bridges.
According to the Bangkok deputy governor, the improving water quality in the Chao Phraya River followed the City Hall's installation of four aerators at the Soi Thong Temple pier in the capital's Bang Sue area, where there are abundant fishery resources.
Meanwhile, authorities at the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment's Department of Pollution Control, acknowledged that a private company operating the sunk barge is likely to face legal action based on Thailand's Environment Act. (TNA)
