Staff of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority of Thailand remove power poles on Ratchawithi Road, in line with the MoU to relocate all overhead power lines and cables underground. TOT's move is part of the government's programme to put 127 kilometres of overhead power lines and cables underground, with a total budget of 51.7 billion baht. TOT is in charge of constructing an underground system that will contain all existing telecom and broadcasting cables in the single underground platform. The regulation will govern telecom service operators to move all telecom cables underground. MEA expected to put all overhead lines underground on another five major road in Bangkok within this year, including Ratchaprarop, Sri Ayudhaya, Yothi, Petchaburi and Rama I.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 20:15 UTC