(Photos by Chanat Katanyu)The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has insisted that communities encroaching on public land intended for the controversial Chao Phraya riverside promenade project must move out as construction is set to begin next year. The promenade project is to be built on a 7km stretch of each side of the river between the Rama VII to Pin Klao bridges. The aid is different from expropriation compensation because the community residents have illegally encroached upon public land, Mr Sakchai said. A BMA source said that initially a total of 12 communities with 309 families have been affected by the construction project. However, he added that if KMITL is given permission to design the promenade project, Act will need to recognise the decision.

Source: Bangkok Post November 21, 2016 22:27 UTC