Of all the problems, the most difficult was obtaining electricity. The Provincial Electricity Authority was unable to transport their long concrete poles into the area, as it was so crowded. The working committee, consisting of both lowland Thais and highland people, decided to mobilize the residents to transport the poles themselves. The community dwellers, both lowland Thais and the highland people, cooperated in pulling the poles along Khlong Mae Kha and setting them up as posts for electric lines. Thus, electricity and a water supply have been made available to all the houses in the neighborhoods. This constituted the first cooperation between the Thais and the highland people in this neighborhood.