Relief aid rife with graft
PACC report finds cost to state is over B50m
Corruption plaguing disaster relief projects across the country is costing the state more than 50 million baht, the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission says.
An aerial photograph shows the Chao Phraya dam in Chainat releasing water into the Chao Phraya River. The dam is close to over-flowing with water pouring in from the North. Residents downstream in Chainat, Sing Buri, Ang Thong and Ayutthaya have been warned to prepare for possible flooding. SUNTHORN PONGPAO
A recent PACC field inspection of disaster relief budget spending for this year found that 274 of 373 randomly checked flood relief projects worth more than 92 million baht were tainted with irregularities costing the state over 50 million baht.
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- Writer: King-Oua Laohong, Sunthorn Pongpao and Apinya Wipatayotin
