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	Deputy BMA governor Thaya Teepasuwan, yesterday said the three-storey building that used to house the waterworks office would be developed into a shelter to accommodate no more than 200 homeless people a day.&nbsp;</div>
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	She said homeless people would be registered and screened on a daily basis to be eligible to stay there. The building modification for housing the homeless and providing them with occupational training would be completed by October 1.</div>
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	Thaya said a six-storey building in the compound would also be renovated to serve as new offices for several BMA agencies, including the BMA University, the Health Forensic Office of the Health Department, and the Merit System Development Office. Building work is due to be completed in January. She said the old water tank would be turned into an observation tower.</div>

Waterworks office to shelter 200 homeless

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will provide shelter for about 200 homeless people a day at the 4.3-rai former Mansri Waterworks office plot, which it has obtained on a 30-year lease from the Crown Property Bureau.