Khun Pairote the mayor of Khet Udomsak district in Sattahip presided over a meeting to attempt to solve a smelly problem. What to do with a vast rubbish dump that was causing obnoxious odours to waft over local communities and respiratory problems to locals in the area.
The dump is spread over about 100 Rai of land and rubbish is piled up several meters high. The stink from the hundred of thousands of tonnes of rotting garbage is intolerable to local residents and on windy days the evil smell could spread for several kilometers.
Residents said that when it rained their land and properties were inundated with foul smelling waste that was making them very worried about their health. and the health of their families.
The council told the residents that 10 million Baht had been allocated greenify the dump and to remove the contents of the landfill and return the area back to nature. The only down size was that the residents would have to endure another five years until the job could be completed.
There were several dissenting voices to the council plans and cries of Rubbish, Rubbish, Rubbish could be heard echoing around the council meeting room.
