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Reporter
The undersea cable laid from the mainland to Lan Island for all utilities to the Island which is 7.5 kilometers long was damaged costing millions of Baht earlier this month. Pattaya City Mayor sent an urgent letter dated March 15, 2011 to the Chief of Department of Special Investigation or DSI to come to investigate and the Chief of Eastern Special Centre Mr. Prawit Chaibuadaeng was assigned to visit the scene for inspection. The officials visited Lan Island and the local residents took them to Tarai Village on the island and took a boat out to the location of undersea electric transmission board and cables, that had been destroyed.
From investigation, the main generator system had been found burnt and destroyed like it had been set on fire by petrol soaked materials, the traces of which were still visible. The cables were laid 4 meters deep down under the sand and security guards were sent to secure the system and cables, 24 hours a day. The burning of generator system were certainly not locals because they would not have the expertise to implement the damage or any motive.
Millions of baht loss incurred by this crime and the purpose of destroying the system is thought to have involved with a conflict of interest of business operators and it is thought that some local Lan Island people knew about this crime but have been silenced. The Engineer Mr. Teerasak Fueang-sai will work with the investigation of DSI and all information is still being restricted.
Every time, when the electric is out, the Electric Station had to generate electricity to Lan Island by using the four generators each time. When the undersea cable system is completed, government will be able to save at least half of this cost to the city.
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