Electric mess: A file photo of a network of cables strung adjacent to a main road in Bangkok. — AFP
The country’s Interior Ministry has released a statement indicating that as part of Thai government’s effort to make Bangkok an Asean metropolis, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has already removed overhead electric cables on some of Bangkok’s busiest roads underground.
MEA, a state enterprise under the Interior Ministry, said on Monday that the project had covered 48.6km so far, including Bangkok’s busiest streets.MEA said it planned to remove additional aerial power lines on a stretch of 167km and that emphasis was placed on development in various areas to make Bangkok a trade, investment, culture, and tourism centre in the Asean region.
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