B2bn in government aid for Map Ta Phut

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B2bn in government aid for Map Ta Phut

Published: 14/11/2009 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Business

The government expects to allocate two billion baht to help people in the heavily industrialised Map Ta Phut area, according to Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu.

The budget would fund a plan to design Map Ta Phut as a pollution-control area, expected to require around 1 billion baht. As well, the Public Health Ministry will expand hospital services to 200 beds from the existing 80, with a mobile medical service also planned.

The Provincial Waterworks Authority will also expand pipelines to cover all communities in the area, while the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry will build 10 weather stations to measure pollution in the area.

Mr Korbsak said the government also expected to spend 200 million baht to build a waste treatment facility to handle about 300,000 tonnes per year.

A new committee chaired by former prime minister Anand Panyarachun was formed this week to seek short- and long-term solutions for Map Ta Phut, where a court has suspended 76 industrial projects pending environmental reviews.

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ThaiToo

Discussion 1 : 14/11/2009 at 03:38 PM1
I don't see why the government should pay this money, it should be paid by the companies causing the pollution and making the money. Unless the government is blowing smoke and wanting to look like the good guy. Don't forget, after the courts came out with the ruling it was Abhisit who tabled a motion which allowed the companies to complete their projects leading to a period of construction that was incredible. Now those areas are like a ghost town.

ThaiToo

Discussion 1 : 14/11/2009 at 03:38 PM1

I don't see why the government should pay this money, it should be paid by the companies causing the pollution and making the money. Unless the government is blowing smoke and wanting to look like the good guy. Don't forget, after the courts came out with the ruling it was Abhisit who tabled a motion which allowed the companies to complete their projects leading to a period of construction that was incredible. Now those areas are like a ghost town.

B2bn in government aid for Map Ta Phut