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PHUKET: The dismantling of structures declared illegal on the foreshores of Phuket's best-known west coast beaches was continuing today, said the Mayor of Cherng-Talay, Ma-Ann Samran.
''We are allowing some extra days for experts to pull down some of the more complicated structures,'' he said. ''This applies to the Zazada beach club, at the northern end of Surin beach.
''Most of the beach clubs are built in two halves, partly on the legal side of the dividing path and partly on the illegal side. The Zazada was constructed at the end of the path as a single large stand-alone building.''
Cherng Talay council also oversees Bang Tao, Laypang and Layan beaches, where Mayor Ma-Ann says deconstruction is also proceeding. Some of the buildings at Laypang also include substantial concrete structures.
Kamala beach was being cleared at the weekend with Kamala council providing transport to take away dismantled structures. The situation was less clear at Patong beach, where it's believed some structures have also been ordered to come down.
More than a decade ago, a group of restaurants established on the sand at Karon beach reached an amicable agreement with the local council and moved to premises on the other side of the beach road.
A similar clearance took place on the foreshore at Surin about a decade ago. The arrival of beach clubs soon after made the shorefront turf among the most desireable strips of public land on Phuket.
Mayor Ma-Ann said today that severe weather during the full moon at the weekend combined with monsoon seas had made removal of the structure more difficult. ''Good progress has been made at most beaches,'' he said.
Phuket's local authorities have moved from time to time to have restaurants removed from the actual beaches but resistance has always followed - until now.
The coup command takeover from May 22 has given Phuket administrators the authority and the ''muscle'' they needed to reclaim Phuket's public shorefront.
''We are allowing some extra days for experts to pull down some of the more complicated structures,'' he said. ''This applies to the Zazada beach club, at the northern end of Surin beach.
''Most of the beach clubs are built in two halves, partly on the legal side of the dividing path and partly on the illegal side. The Zazada was constructed at the end of the path as a single large stand-alone building.''
Cherng Talay council also oversees Bang Tao, Laypang and Layan beaches, where Mayor Ma-Ann says deconstruction is also proceeding. Some of the buildings at Laypang also include substantial concrete structures.
Kamala beach was being cleared at the weekend with Kamala council providing transport to take away dismantled structures. The situation was less clear at Patong beach, where it's believed some structures have also been ordered to come down.
More than a decade ago, a group of restaurants established on the sand at Karon beach reached an amicable agreement with the local council and moved to premises on the other side of the beach road.
A similar clearance took place on the foreshore at Surin about a decade ago. The arrival of beach clubs soon after made the shorefront turf among the most desireable strips of public land on Phuket.
Mayor Ma-Ann said today that severe weather during the full moon at the weekend combined with monsoon seas had made removal of the structure more difficult. ''Good progress has been made at most beaches,'' he said.
Phuket's local authorities have moved from time to time to have restaurants removed from the actual beaches but resistance has always followed - until now.
The coup command takeover from May 22 has given Phuket administrators the authority and the ''muscle'' they needed to reclaim Phuket's public shorefront.
Fantastic news
Posted by Arthur on June 16, 2014 16:10