Deputy city governor inspects construction site of Bangkok Observation Tower
Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkraphan Phiew-ngarm on Sunday led concerned city officials to inspect a land plot of the Treasury Department in Soi Charoen Nakorn 7 which was designated as the construction site of Bangkok Observation Tower.
The deputy governor said that the on-site inspection aimed to set the guidelines for construction work before a construction permit was to be issued to Bangkok Observation Tower Foundation after the civil works office sought consultations from the City Hall regarding construction guidelines.
He said that the project gone through environmental impacts assessment and the City Hall was awaiting the project design from the foundation.
He also assured the Suvarnabhumi Muslim community which is close to the construction site would not be relocated during the construction period because most of the equipment and construction materials would be transported to the site by boat.
If any houses in the community are damaged as a result of the construction, they will be compensated, said Mr Chakkraphan, adding that the landscape of the community will also be developed and beautified.
The community leader, Mrs Somsuk Somsong, said that the community residents had no objection against the project and they believe that the project will bring benefits to the community.
The 459-metre high Bangkok Observation Tower, when completed, will be the highest building in Thailand and a new landmark for Bangkok. The constructer of the project will be picked by the Transport Ministry without an open bid as mandated by the government in order to expedite the project.
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