Thailand: Floral decorations along procession route
Volunteers, who are enlisted under the royally initiated "Jit-Arsa" project, together with officials of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have decorated areas along the procession route of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation with additional displays of flowers.
A volunteer is decorating an area along the procession route of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation (Photo: thainews.prd.go.th)
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Volunteers, who are enlisted under the royallyinitiated "Jit-Arsa" project, together with officials of the BangkokMetropolitan Administration (BMA) have decorated areas along the processionroute of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation with additionaldisplays of flowers.
The BMA Permanent Secretary Silapasuay Raweesaengsoon said all decorationsalong the procession route would be in place by May 1.
BMA Permanent Secretary Silpasuay and a team of officials inspected flowerinstallations along the procession route in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district,including Ratchadamnoen Nok, Ratchadamnoen Klang and Ratchadamnoen Nai roads.New flowers have replaced withered flowers in some areas due to hot weather,and additional flowers have been placed in several areas to improve thelandscape.
Fresh yellow and white flowers, such as celosia plumosa, marigolds, orchids,and crepe jasmine, are mainly being used to decorate the procession route, asthey can withstand the heat for many days and reflect the country’s identity.All flower decorations will be in place by May 1, and the BMA will look afterthem until May 10.
On this auspicious occasion, the BMA has used a total of 1,760,000 flowers,with more than 300 orchid arrangements and walls of flowers being placed amongtrees at Phan Fa Lilat, Makkhawan Rangsan, and Phan Phiphop Lila bridges. –NNT/VNA
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A volunteer is decorating an area along the procession route of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation (Photo: thainews.prd.go.th) 
