Parliament confirms that there was no water leak, but admits that it was its own fault for not opening the water drain. It is confident that the incident will not happen again. It has ordered a survey of the entire building to find defects in order to claim the Sino-Thai insurance before it expires in 2 years. It has also set up a committee to inspect the 2016 budget for repairs. Pol. Lt. Col. Aphat Sukhanan, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, along with Mr. Sathit Prasertsak, Deputy Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, in his capacity as supervisor of the Parliament building, led a group of media personnel to inspect the 8th floor of the Parliament building where news was reported that there was a water leak after heavy rain last night (10 October). Mr. Sathit said that regarding the news that water leaked from the 8th and 4th floors of the parliament building, damaging the sofa, he would like to clarify that according to the building's design, there is a water collection poi nt from the 11th floor, which has a spire and an Emerald Pool. If there is a large amount of water in the pool, it will flow down the drain grate or Floor drain, allowing water to be drained from the Emerald Pool to the 8th floor, which has a water tank. If there is a large amount of water, there will be a drain to the 7th floor, which is like a water basin's navel, which will be released and drained down. On the 8th floor, there are 3 water pumps that can pump water to drain out of the building. Then, it turned out that yesterday (10th October), it suddenly rained while it was the end of work time. All the civil servants had left, causing a large amount of rainwater to overflow the Emerald Pool and enter the water tank on the 8th floor, but there was no water draining outside, causing the water to overflow and flow out of the control room and down to the 4th floor. He confirmed that the building did not leak, but it was due to the system that was designed. Mr. Sathit continued that there are preventive meas ures in place. During the rainy season, the water drainage point will be opened to allow the stored water to drain out. Therefore, in the future, no matter how much it rains, when the water reaches the 8th floor, it will flow out. Such incidents will not happen again. He emphasized that yesterday's incident (October 10) was not a water leak, but a mistake in the water system that we made by not opening the water drainage point to allow the water to drain out. Therefore, when the water stopper was not opened, the amount of water increased, causing it to overflow and causing damage. Mr. Sathit said that he called a team of technicians to come and inspect. The technicians said that from now on, during the rainy season, the drain valve should be opened to drain the water because during the rainy season, the Emerald Pool will definitely not dry up. However, when the summer comes, the drain valve will be closed to keep the pool hydrated. 'This is the reason why it is not a water leak. We have to explain it becaus e we are afraid that some singers will come in and complain that the parliament has a water leak. I confirm that the structure of the parliament building is not a problem, but a problem with the system that they have,' said Mr. Sathit. Mr. Sathit also mentioned the case of Mr. Wilai Chanpitak, former Democrat MP for Bangkok, who pointed out that there was a ceiling collapse on the B2 floor of the Parliament building. He said that Room B2 was a room that had never been used, but the air conditioner was always on because it was a shared air conditioner. If it was turned off, the entire system would have to be turned off, causing moisture to build up, causing the ceiling to collapse because the ventilation door was not opened. This had happened on the 10th floor on the Senate building side. Therefore, he said that whenever the air conditioner was left on in a room, the door would have to be opened to let the moisture out. This problem is known, and the contractor is contacting the operator to come and fix the p roblem. He confirmed that he did not neglect it. The problem that occurred was not the ceiling collapse, but the failure to take care of it himself, because in the past, there had been no signature to accept the handover of the Parliament building. After this, the entire Parliament building will be inspected to see if there are any problematic areas, because it is still under a 2-year warranty and will expire in 2026. Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Public Company Limited is responsible. Mr. Sathit added that Mr. Pichet Chueamuangphan, the first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, was already aware of this matter and had called to have him set up a committee to inspect and consider the budget for the year 2026 because there is currently no budget to repair the entire building, including the pillars in front of the building, which currently, when viewed from the outside, do not look beautiful because they are the color of natural wood. Mr. Pichet therefore wants them to be painted, which re quires careful consideration and discussion with many parties, including members, because a contractor must be found to carry out the work. Source: Thai News Agency
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