Parliament, The Prime Minister posted a photo talking with Kanchanaburi MPs from the Pheu Thai Party after finding that villagers in Si Sawat District encountered problems with land overlapping the dam boundary. Ordered the Royal Thai Survey Department to conduct a new survey, saying within 6 months the dispute would end.
Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Posted a message via In December 2023 and heard the suffering of the people from both MPs and people in the area. About land in Si Sawat District Kanchanaburi Province There has been a dispute since the issuance of the Royal Decree specifying a restricted area of ??land in 1938, continuing until the construction of the dam in 1981, where there was a problem of overlapping the boundary of the dam.
After ordering to expedite the resolution of the problem and continuously following up on the results of operations. Yesterday (21 Feb.) I received a report from the Military Survey Department that Now a new map has been explored. and fou
nd that now the boundary of Srinakarin Dam Surveyed by the National Parks Department is inaccurate from the actual area conditions. which does not overlap with the areas of more than 900 households that are currently in dispute.
The next step is through the Royal Thai Survey Department. The newly surveyed maps will be delivered to the National Park Service. To present the matter to the Cabinet by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. to change the said decree within the next 6 months. Disputes become settled. Concerns of brothers and sisters in Si Sawat District It will become a source of peace of mind because there is stability in housing and employment.’.
Source: Thai News Agency