Pattaya mayor defends delayed drainage pipe project

After facing complaints from some residents, Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet defended the delayed drainage pipe project under the railway-parallel road. However, the mayor delivered disappointing news regarding its completion at a public forum held on May 3 in the Chumsai Community. The forum provided local residents the opportunity to voice their concerns and complaints about the city’s infrastructure and services.

The main complaint residents raised was the overdue completion of the disruptive roadwork along the railway tracks. They expressed their frustration with the ongoing flooding that the project is supposed to address, as well as the constant construction, congestion, and detours it has caused. In response, Poramet defended the project, stating it would solve the issue of water flowing downhill into Pattaya…