Promises to manage regional concerns with EEC strategies
New Pattaya mayor, Sontaya Kunplome, worried the requirement for the city to rapidly attend to water, ecological and traffic issues while totally supporting the federal government’s flagship Eastern Economic Passage (EEC) task.
Speaking Tuesday at an event participated in by regional administrative authorities, he stated one essential function Pattaya now has is to support the execution of the EEC task which is collecting rate.
The EEC includes a high-speed train task, a plan to additional establish U-tapao airport, a strategy to establish Laem Chabang Port and a proposition to build a so-called clever city, he stated.
Besides the EEC, Pattaya still has a difficult obstacle in attending to major issues preventing the city’s advancement, he stated.
The very first includes water-related issues, specifically continuous flooding and contamination, which have actually been pestering the city for numerous years, he stated.
These issues have not just impacted residents locals however have actually likewise harmed the city’s track record and hurt tourist, he stated.
The city will work more carefully with regional administrative organisations in neighbouring locations in studying the issues and discovering efficient options to them, he stated.
Due to urbanisation, previous wa- ter-catchment locations in the city have actually been changed by structures at a rate that has actually surpassed advancement of the water drain system, he stated.
The brand-new mayor likewise promised to eliminate what he called Pattaya’s primary ecological issue, the high volume of collected waste.
To do this, the city ought to begin by dealing with the rise in the quantity of waste produced throughout public vacations, Mr Sontaya stated.
Greater efforts are needed to decrease waste produced throughout public vacations to suppress the quantity of collected waste, he stated, including that about 450 tonnes of waste are produced every day in Pattaya.
Another significant issue is traffic jam, he stated.
In the short-term, steps will put in location to alleviate the effect significant tourist promo occasions have on Pattaya’s traffic, while pertinent organisations deal with a strategy to ease traffic concerns, he stated.
Late last month, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha dismissed claims Mr Sontaya’s consultation as Pattaya’s mayor was a political tactic to guarantee his return as premier.
Gen Prayut stated Mr Sontaya, who is likewise leader of the Phalang Chon Celebration, was completely certified to be mayor and aid press the EEC task forward.
Gen Prayut made the consultation through the invocation of the effective Area 44 order.
Mr Sontaya, a previous tourist and sports minister whose household wields substantial political power in Chon Buri, changed Pol Maj Gen Anan Chaloenchasi as mayor of the resort city.
The order specified that Pattaya required a mayor with “high capacity, along with experience and abilities” to perform tasks in line with the EEC task.
The 55-year-old will at first function as an “interim mayor” while authorities modify the town law for a regional election in Pattaya.
Reacting to criticism, especially on social networks concerning his questionable consultation, Mr Sontaya stated he has actually checked out all the unfavorable remarks and rather of being dissuaded, he stated he saw them as an obstacle to show all his critics incorrect.
There is no requirement for him to respond to those evaluating him because he can show his worth through effort and decision, he stated.
