BMA hands out EM water, balls

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday started handing out EM (Effective Microorganisms) water and balls to Bangkokians for use in treating polluted flood water.

Recipients must bring their own containers for the EM treatments to the Lumpini Park greenhouse from 9am3pm.

The BMA also requested donations of plastic bags and bottles in which to package EM water and balls before handing them out to more floodaffected people.

According to an unofficial BMA report, it collected 320,720 krathong vessels floated on Thursday night to celebrate the Loy Krathong festival; 236,407 were made of natural materials, 57,479 of foam and 26,834 from other materials.