Repairs to damaged water pipe on Ratchaprarop Road underway
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is draining water from a water channel on Bangkok's Ratchaprarop Road following damage caused by a backhoe to a section of a tap water pipe near the Makkasan Intersection Wednesday morning. The incident also
With the road and nearby commercial buildings under 30 cm of water, traffic backed up severely during the morning rush hour. The BMA drainage office urged the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority to repair the pipe and dispatched officials to drain water via Bueng Makkasan and to warn pedestrians away from the open drainage holes.
Ratchathewi district director Laksana Rojthamrong said the Metropolitan Electricity Authority was drilling in the area as it prepared to lay electric wires underground when the accident happened. At press time, officials had managed to stop the water but were advising motorists to avoid the area and recommending that residents move their belongings to higher ground.
