LAMPANG– A homeowner in northern Thailand’s Lampang Province says she returned from abroad and found multiple communication lines running over her roof and continuing across the carport. Concerned about safety risks, she went to the Lampang Police Station to file a report and asked relevant agencies to remove the cables as soon as possible.
Ms. Mantra Sharma shared the issue in a Lampang community Facebook group. In the post, she said she reported the case and requested an official record because power and communication cables had been routed into her home’s property, which could put her family and belongings at risk.
She also wrote that she had already contacted multiple offices, including the Damrongdhama Center, the local electricity authority, agencies connected to signal and communication lines, and the Lampang municipality. However, she said she received no real help and kept getting referred to other places, so the problem never got fixed.
Because of that, she decided to document the situation with the police. She said she wanted proof on file in case something happens later, such as a fire, a transformer incident, or any other danger linked to the cables. She asked government agencies to inspect the site and act quickly to protect people living in the area.
After the post spread, many locals commented in the same direction. People called the setup messy and unacceptable, and they said it should be fixed fast. Some suggested cutting the lines, while others pointed out that doing so could create legal trouble or make the situation worse.
Several comments also mentioned a common problem: older residents might not realize what workers are installing, especially if the household has been quiet for years. On March 16, 2026, the Manager Online visited the location, a home near the Surasak Montri Camp area.
The house sits along a road, and a utility pole stands in front. The pole carries a thick bundle of wires, and several communication lines, about four to five, appear to run over the roofline, cross into the property, and hang above the garage roof before continuing out again.
The homeowner, identified as “Gigi” (Waphattiayaporn), said the cables had likely crossed into her property for nearly a decade. She explained that elderly relatives stayed at the home while younger family members lived elsewhere, and she herself spent long periods overseas.
She believes workers may have told her grandparents they were handling normal electrical work, so they didn’t object.
Once she saw the cables herself, she said she felt uneasy. She has seen repeated news about electrical shocks and pole-related accidents tied to tangled communication lines.
Since some of these lines sit on the roof and run into the home area, she worries that a fault could spread into the house. Because of that, she filed the police report and asked agencies to coordinate with the companies that own the lines and remove them quickly.
Although some people online urged her to cut the cables, she said she won’t do that. She wants the responsible agencies and companies to handle it to avoid mistakes and possible liability.
She said one communications company has already come to inspect, but it still couldn’t confirm which lines belong to which provider. She also reported the issue to NBTC Region 3 in Lampang and asked officials to check and speed up the process.
