The Chalong Krung Housing Relocation Project is a part of the Nakhon Relocation Project with the area of 416-3-69 rai. The empty plot of land accounts for 3,597 units. The investment for the whole projects is 737,630,925 baht. Those entitled to live here have moved in since March 1996. The purposes of this study are to evaluate the operational results of the Chalong Krung Housing Relocation Project by taking physical, economic and social factors into consideration; and to study the financial aspect of the project. The data includes details of the project, its finance based on the information provided by the National Housing Authority and information obtained from field survey. A questionnaire is used as a research tool. There are 244 subjects. The data is analyzed by using percentage, average, the highest and the lowest points, and frequency. As for physical operational results, there are fewer members in a family, from 6.45 members to 4.55 members. They live in two-storey houses. Ninety-two per cent of the land of this project covers 20.25 square wah. Most of the materials used in house construction are wood, bricks and cement. Most houses are securely built for residential purposes. The functional area in each house meets the residents' needs according to the lowest standards required by the National Housing Authority. The average concentration is 1.74 rai per 15 houses. With regard to economic results, it was found that the project affects the residents' careers since most of them are company employees. It takes them more time and more money to commute. The interviewees' income and the total income of each family decrease while the expense of each family also decreases a little. The average expense on house construction is 196,387 baht and the source of money mostly comes from savings. Most houses are built by workers outside the community. Most residents' income is less than their expenses, 72.54% of whom are in debt. Most of the debts occur when they have their houses built since their savings are not enough. Most of them borrow some money from acquaintances because they have no access to a regular financial source. In terms of social aspects, most residents buy consumable goods from hawkers while utility goods are bought from community markets. Most residents go to the hospital when they are sick. Regarding participation in community activities, it was found that most of them are not members of such activities. In terms of finance, the project does not yield financial return. To determine the success of the project, the proportion of actual residence is considered. At present, there are 691 families living ther, 19.21% of the whole plots of land. Taking the change of right to and relocation into consideration, most residents do not want to sell their rights to the land to anybody or to move to other places. This indicates the success of the project. As for the residents' satisfaction in various aspects, most of them think that their existing community is better than their previous one. They are pleased with its physical aspect and its reliability. However, most of them are not pleased with distance and time spent on commuting. Most agree that housing provision and relocation is appropriate while they would most like to have the lighting system, water system and buses improved.
