Govt house gets a new look after PAD damage

Its new look has been changed from drought field to greenery and shade. Flowers are blossoming.

 The field in front of the Thai Ku Fa building is covered with green grass. Two date palm trees are planted at the building's entrance. A ramp to the building is planted with a few bushes. At the back, it is decorated with phya sattayaban and bird of paradise trees.

The Santi Maitri building is decorated with plumeria trees, while the Banchakarn Building is surrounded by Indian and Japanese banyan trees and orange jessamines.

The field at the front of the building is planted with palm trees. 

Lao's Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad was the first guest to visit the renovated Government House last Monday, following by Lao's National Assembly President Thongsing Thammavong yesterday on an official visit to the Thai government.

A bigger event was a Royal gala evening last night for Malaysia's King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, and his queen on their state visit to Thailand.

The new look Government House is clean and tidy with only a few large trees. The Thai Ku Fah building is registered as a national ancient site so the Fine Arts department suggested not planting big trees to block the view of the building.

 Originally, the Secretariat of the Prime Minister hired Suan Nong Nuch to renovate the government office for Bt25 million; but thanks to PM's Secretary-General Nipon Promphan, the plan was turned down because the cost was too high.

Nipon finally hired the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to take care of the project for a cheaper price - not higher than Bt6 million.

The price margin was still high. And it is still a mystery why the original cost was so very expensive.