webfact Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 One of the reasons Bangkok floods - Twitter picture of fat clogging the drains Picture: Sanook BANGKOK: -- A picture of a huge slab of congealed fat clogging the drains has highlighted one of the reasons why Bangkok had such severe flooding last week. Drain cleaners from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration were in Wang Thong Lang district when Twitter user @epinephrinerx snapped this picture. The caption said: "This was not earth but fat clogging the drains". Sanook called on the BMA to work on the issue before the next heavy rains create more mayhem in the capital. The news media and people commenting laid the blame squarely on roadside restaurants for throwing untreated waste into the drains. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-05-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harada Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Give it time and the Burmese and Cambodians will be bought back in to do these demeaning jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Pretty nasty, but it does clearly show the need for the drains to be cleaned far more regularly. The issue of where it came from obviously needs to be addressed too, but if the drains were maintained year round, rather than just when the flooding rolls in, it wouldn't have got to this disgusting state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Recyclable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, darksidedog said: The issue of where it came from obviously needs to be addressed too, Street food vendors and small restaurants routinely dump their used oil/waste directly into the drains. Many restaurants have plastic tubing going straight out to the drains. You can see everywhere you go. Everynight. I have witnessed it countless times. "The news media and people commenting laid the blame squarely on roadside restaurants for throwing untreated waste into the drains." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Havent they heard of recycling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iReason Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Thechook said: Havent they heard of recycling The oil they use is "recycled". They buy it from agents who purchase used/burnt out oil from bigger restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 They never learn. All so no money to be had in this for the politicions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyhangmon Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 2 hours ago, iReason said: The oil they use is "recycled". They buy it from agents who purchase used/burnt out oil from bigger restaurants. Yep, exactly. Damn, looks like solid concrete ... poorly mixed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Now you know why eating out is cheap. Cheap oil to clog your arteries, like to the storm drains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 the problem is no one knows the drains are clogged till it rains. clearly there is no way around this problem or it would have been solved many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leither69 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Bad governance. Easy to catch the culprits and charge them for cleaning the drains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsensam Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 this another reason to clear away street vendors and ensure they are placed in an effectively managed area - as happened to good effect on asoke road. i, along i'm sure with many people here, regularly see street food vendors emptying vats of liquid, often containing fat and food residue, into the drain. i have seen other street vendors sweeping their patch and instead of disposing of the material sensibly they sweep it into a drain. while not the only culprits proper management of street vendors will contribute positively to resolving this and other problems e.g. stopping the blocking of pavements so they can be used by all and not the few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 3 hours ago, clockman said: They never learn. All so no money to be had in this for the politicions Even when they are installing new drains the contractors will be laying the concreat pipes in the ditch but not cover the ends of the pipe when they leave it for days or even weeks thus the sands and trash drift down into the pipe .As the pipes are laid more and more sand (remember we live on river delta ) keep accumulating and the drains will not work as planed. The combination of laziness and tepidness is no match against mother nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 minute ago, sanukjim said: Even when they are installing new drains the contractors will be laying the concreat pipes in the ditch but not cover the ends of the pipe when they leave it for days or even weeks thus the sands and trash drift down into the pipe If that was the only problem. I regret I didn't take pictures when they laid the drains beside the highway 7 in Pattaya about a year ago. That was really beyond shoddy workmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 "The news media and people commenting laid the blame squarely on roadside restaurants for throwing untreated waste into the drains." Been happening for years! How often do they clean these drains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belzybob Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Useless, thick, fat, clogs things up? Damn, put it in politics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 These people are really, really thick, when will they ever learn, it's about time the BMA got serious and started fining/closing the offenders down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Give it time and the Burmese and Cambodians will be bought back in to do these demeaning jobs.That task is usually carried out by the Corrections Department and they use convicts that volunteer for the workSent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 "The news media and people commenting laid the blame squarely on roadside restaurants for throwing untreated waste into the drains." Been happening for years! How often do they clean these drains! I usually see them once a year on my soi. You know they are coming as the ropes are laid out and the cut off steel drums they use to pull through the drains are usually piled up along the soi the evening before.Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 'The news media and people commenting laid the blame squarely on roadside restaurants for throwing untreated waste into the drains.' And both the stalls and numerous customers question the BMA's decision to clear the pavements of them. Not the main reason, by any means, but a damned good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redline Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Fat, sand, sofas. I do like the way the people in charge of keeping the drainage cleared just chill all year until there are major floods, then decide to work, and tell people not to put all this in the sewer system with no penalties or enforcement. I didn't do it, and I won't do it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I'd rather having to cope with clogged drains, than have the Chinese come in and convert it into Gutter Oil for the street food vendors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 7 hours ago, darksidedog said: Pretty nasty, but it does clearly show the need for the drains to be cleaned far more regularly. The issue of where it came from obviously needs to be addressed too, but if the drains were maintained year round, rather than just when the flooding rolls in, it wouldn't have got to this disgusting state. Out off sight out of mind thinking and thats what you get.Why shouldn't the road cafes take it to a central point and recycle it.Have you heard Confusius say that prevention is better than cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Recyclable?Yes can be made into bio diesel ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbolino Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 4 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said: the problem is no one knows the drains are clogged till it rains. clearly there is no way around this problem or it would have been solved many years ago. we have trucks that go around sucking all the roadside drains on a regular basis in England but not in BKK for some reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searat7 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 8 hours ago, darksidedog said: Pretty nasty, but it does clearly show the need for the drains to be cleaned far more regularly. The issue of where it came from obviously needs to be addressed too, but if the drains were maintained year round, rather than just when the flooding rolls in, it wouldn't have got to this disgusting state. I have seen the street food vendors regularly insert a funnel in street drain to insert their daily coking waste. This needs to be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 9 hours ago, garbolino said: we have trucks that go around sucking all the roadside drains on a regular basis in England but not in BKK for some reason genius. i actually say this happen just after the 2011 floods in pattaya. would have been better if it was done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaiyapoon Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 This happens to some degree in all cities.Probably worse here as most drains are not capable of handling the sheer volume of oils and fats put into them as there likely no waste traps fitted anywhere and it won't just be kerb side food vendors it will be all homes and restaurants too. massive re-education and enforcement needed to stop this .But hey this is Thailand so don't expect anything to change in our lifetime. Without waste traps all the oils from washing up will end up in the drains and create fat icebergs that clog the whole drainage system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnmeldrum Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 If Thailand does not regularly clean drains then flooding will keep happening pity the people who get flooded can't sue the government for failing to do there job . This is one drain being cleaned in Hua Hin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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