Akanat orders 24-hour search for oil leak at Rama 3 Bridge

Khaosod•Economy•10d ago

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Energy Minister Akanat Promphan has ordered a continuous 24-hour operation to locate and fix oil leaks near Rama 3 Bridge.

•Energy Ministry officials are conducting the second day of excavation to find oil leak sources.
•Leakage was discovered in an old drainage pipe at Chuean Phlung Road and under the Rama 3 Bridge.
•Minister Akanat Promphan ordered the operation to continue 24 hours a day.
•Officials are deploying machinery and technology to accelerate the search for additional leaks.

•Thitiphat Chotidechachainan, Secretary to the Minister of Energy, inspected the excavation site at Chuean Phlung Road and under the Rama 3 Bridge for the second consecutive day.
•Officials discovered water mixed with oil coming from an old drainage pipe during the latest excavation.
•The Ministry of Energy is mobilizing manpower, machinery, and technology to find the source of the leak and identify other potential risk points.
•Officials assess that the leak may be caused by the pipeline being under a railway line, impacts from nearby public park improvements, or other surrounding construction.
•Thitiphat Chotidechachainan stated that Minister Akanat Promphan places great importance on the incident.
•Minister Akanat Promphan ordered operators to inspect and resolve the issue 24 hours a day.
•Thitiphat Chotidechachainan noted that safety systems must be prepared in all aspects during the inspection process.

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Akanat Promphan(เอกนัฏ พร้อมพันธุ์)ℹ️

Minister of Energy who ordered the 24-hour search and resolution of the oil leak.

Thitiphat Chotidechachainan(ฐิติภัสร์ โชติเดชาชัยนันต์)

Secretary to the Minister of Energy who monitored the operational progress at the leak sites.

Ministry of Energy(กระทรวงพลังงาน)ℹ️

The government agency mobilizing resources to find and fix the oil leak.

Chuean Phlung Road(ถนนเชื้อเพลิง)

Location where oil leaks were found in the drainage pipes.

Rama 3 Bridge(สะพานพระราม 3)

Location under which oil leaks are being searched and investigated.