Lat Krabang locals suffer canal stench

Desperate residents along Khlong Prawet Burirom have threatened to take their grievance over a severely polluted canal to the highest levels of government.

Suchin Kummanee, head of the Sangkharacha community in Lat Krabang district along Khlong Prawet Burirom said almost 20,000 residents in 20 communities along the canal have been affected by polluted water and the resulting stench. Water quality in the canal has deteriorated over the years, Mr Suchin said, blaming factories and housing estates near the community for the problem.

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