People's Party Blocks BMA's 6 Billion Baht EV Garbage Truck Budget

MGR Online•Politics•8h ago

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Woraphop Wiriyawong of the People's Party clarified that the party supports pilot EV garbage truck projects but opposes a large-scale 6 billion baht lease project due to lack of testing.

•Woraphop Wiriyawong clarified the People's Party's position on BMA EV vehicles on September 16.
•The People's Party supports pilot EV projects, including 6 EV vehicles and a 200 million baht outsource project for Sai Mai and Khan Nayao districts.
•The party opposes a budget proposal for year 70 involving an 8-year commitment of 6,000 million baht to lease over 1,300 EV garbage trucks.

Overview

•On September 16, Woraphop Wiriyawong provided a clarification in his capacity as a BMA budget committee member.
•Woraphop Wiriyawong stated that the People's Party supports the transition to EV vehicles for environmental reasons.
•The Bangkok Metropolitan Council approved 6 EV vehicles for a pilot project and EV street sweepers.
•The Bangkok Metropolitan Council approved 200 million baht for EV garbage truck outsourcing in Sai Mai and Khan Nayao districts to solve waste collection issues.
•The People's Party opposes the year 70 budget project because it involves leasing over 1,300 vehicles (75% of the fleet) without actual trial runs to verify collection efficiency.
•Woraphop Wiriyawong warned that the large lease project does not address the root cause of insufficient garbage collection personnel.
•Woraphop Wiriyawong suggested monitoring the results of the pilot projects before expanding the program in subsequent years.

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Key Entities

Person

Woraphop Wiriyawong(วรภพ วิริยะโรจน์)

Former party-list MP of the People's Party and a budget committee member of the BMA.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

A political party whose representatives in the Bangkok Metropolitan Council expressed views on EV garbage truck projects.

BMA(กทม.)

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Bangkok Metropolitan Council(สภากรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The legislative body of the BMA that approves vehicle projects and budgets.

Place

Sai Mai District(เขตสายไหม)ℹ️

A district where the 200 million baht EV garbage truck pilot project is implemented.

Khan Nayao District(เขตคันนายาว)

A district where the 200 million baht EV garbage truck pilot project is implemented.