Restaurants and food vendors instructed to follow the rules to strengthen drainage
PUBLISHED: 5 Mar 2025 at 18: 56
Prior to the start of the rainy season, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ) has mandated that all city eateries install grease traps to improve drainage efficiency in the capital.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt traveled to the Talat Phlu Market, a well-known street food restaurant in Thon Buri, on Wednesday to check on the drainage mopping work being done before the rains start to pour.
According to Mr. Chadchart, there are about 20 000 accredited restaurants in Bangkok, and they are all urged to collaborate with the BMA by installing grease nets to prevent waste from being properly processed in the future.
District practices are required to be on the alert, especially over the next three months. The rules are being followed by both street food vendors and restaurant owners.
Failure to do so could result in a maximum sentence of six months in prison or a fine of up to$ 50,000.
Additionally, Mr. Chadchart urged the general public to review restaurants that don’t agree with the BMA’s Traffy Fondue concerns structure, along with photos as proof.
If fat and grease from foods continues to be released into the drainage system, clogging won’t be prevented, the governor said.
The work is significant because it addresses wastewater issues, helps to clear up the scent from clogged drains, and also helps to prevent flooding, he said.
” This three-month promotion period is for all of us to help one another out,” he said. Choose abide by the law, foods producers. Don’t be arrogant or careless. We must act caring for the frequent good.
There are 6, 924 miles of open drains in Bangkok, according to the Department of Drainage and Sewerage.
By the start of May, about 3,800 km of the rainy season is anticipated to get completed. To date, more than 1,500 kilometers of sewage have been cleaned.
The government said that other essential issues needed to be addressed were littering and effluent discharges into canals.
The government claimed that about 23 city canals need urgent repair, and that garbage dropping from vessels along the Chao Phraya River would also need to be addressed.