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Purple Line construction 'won't damage' old temple published : 9 Mar 2021 at 08:00 2 The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Monday reiterated its promise to minimise the impact of the construction of the Purple Line rail project on the premises of the centuries old Wat Iam Woranuch. Kittikorn Tanpao, deputy governor of the MRTA, said while some structures on the temple grounds could be affected by the construction project, the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda would not be demolished. He said the bidding process for the Purple Line is not taking place...

Chapel, pagoda won't be razed for rail line 7 published : 6 Mar 2021 at 08:22 A vendor walks past Viharn Luang Pu Thuad in Wat Iam Woranuch. The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) on Friday came out to assure that the 237-year-old chapel and pagoda on the grounds of Wat Iam Woranuch in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district will not be demolished by the Purple Line rail project. In a statement, the MRTA, the state agency overseeing the project, insisted the chapel and century-plus old pagoda would not be expropriated as feared, and pr...