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Bangkok governor says city’s rented garbage trucks are underutilised

23 Sept 04:57 Key points summarised by AI

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt revealed that over 1,000 privately rented garbage trucks are significantly underutilized, operating only an average of 7 hours/day despite being paid for 16 hours/day.
The city spends approximately 8 billion baht annually on garbage management, with the governor expressing concern over the low efficiency and the financial implications of paying for unused operational hours.
The governor urged district executives to either reduce rental hours or ensure full 16-hour operation to maximize benefits, increase garbage collection frequency (potentially to twice a week for housing estates), and improve overall efficiency.
City officials are instructed to coordinate with housing estates to designate single collection points for more efficient pick-ups, while also noting that many garbage collectors desire overtime work for additional income.

Yesterday 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.