Public disturbances annoy the most

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
Public disturbances annoy the most

Annoying public disturbances topped the list of complaints last year to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) hotline 1555, BMA deputy governor Pornthep Techapaiboon said yesterday.

 

There were 7,937 such complaints (96 per cent solved later), which was below the previous year’s total of 9,578.
 
Last year also had 4,199 complaints about public behaviour (86 per cent solved), 4,140 about sewerage (97.5 per cent solved), 3,914 complaints about garbage (90 per cent solved) and 3,706 about road conditions (96 per cent solved). 
 
Pornthep said there were 3,673 complaints about flooding (99 per cent solved), 3,204 about traffic (97 per cent solved), 2,769 about electricity (93 per cent solved), 1,890 complaints about other things (86 per cent solved) and 1,402 others about trees and parks (99 per cent solved).