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Upgrades for city’s pavements

A painted drainage pipe cover near Klong Phadung Krung Kasem with the message ‘City of Happiness for Everyone’. Such street art is part of a campaign to beautify the canal area and adjacent Bo Bae market. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has promised to improve at least 100 kilometres of pavements in each of Bangkok’s 50 districts within a year.

He made the pledge in response to a query by Move Forward Party (MFP) councillor for Phaya Thai district Peeraphon Kanokwalai at a Bangkok council meeting on Wednesday, in which he asked when the governor will start working on the city’s pavements — many of which are in a state of disrepair.

At the meeting, Mr Peeraphon reminded Mr Chadchart that…

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