Displaced people in Cha Am, Tha Yang, Phetchburi.

[Fidel]

When they build this ridiculous road in the sea ( the Laem Phak Bia project)... a lot of people will be kicked off their land. As per the figures below. If these figures are correct than tens of thousands of people will be forced from their homes. What will happen to these people?

 

(translated and summarized by Wisarut Bholsithi from Dailynews, March 21, 2003 and Siam Turakij, March 21-28, 2004 copied and pasted here from www.2bangkok.com)

 

There will be 22 communes to be expropriated -> in Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon and Phetburi.

1) Nakhon Pathom 6 Communes

1.1) Tambon Tha Krachub (Nakhochaisri District) - commercial commune at Wat Sai (built in 1817) which has the dragon and phoenix drawing. Wat Sai community has 3700 people who are peasants who work on the rice field, plantation and orchards.

1.2) Tambon Bang Kaeo (Nakhochaisri District) -> 3500 people who work in the fish ponds and factories

1.3) Tambon Klong Mai (Samphran District)

1.4) Tambon Bang Chang (Sam Phran District) -> both have 6800 people

1.5) Tambon Klongchinda (Nakhochaisri District) -> 7200-12000 people who work in fruit orchards, fish ponds and shrimp ponds

1.6) Tambon Kase Phatthana (Nakhochaisri District) -> 4500 people who work in orchards

2) Samut Sakhon - 8 communes

2.1) Tambon Nong Nok Khai (Krathumbaen district) - 3200 people

2.2) Tambon Klong Tan (Ban Phaew District) - 4700 people -> most are peasants working in orchards and plantation

2.3) Tambon Suan Som (Ban Phaew District) - 5300 people -> easy to connect with Damnoen Saduak canal and Thachin River

2.4) Tambon Am Phaeng (Ban Phaew District) - 6200 people -> farmers who work in the rice fields, orchards, fish ponds

2.5) Tambon Ban Ko (Muang district)

2.6) Tambon Tha Sai (Muang district)

2.7) Tambon Bang Krachao (Muang district)

2.8) Tambon Ban Bo (Muang district)

3) Phetburi - 8 communes

3.1) Tambon Laem Phak Bia (Ban Laem district) - close to the Gulf of Thailand -> most of the 2900 people are fishermen or workers

3.2) Had Chaosamran -> (Muang district) 4500 people - most are farmers working in the rice fields orchards, and plantation as well as workers in tourist industry

3.3) Nong Khon (Muang District) - the swampy area along the sea with 5800 people

3.4) Puek Tian (Tha Yang district) - the area with pristine beach -> 1800 people most are farmers in rice fields

3.5) Nong Sala (Cha Am district) - 2600 people -> Most are farmers in rice fields

3.6) Bang kao (Cha Am district) - 2900 people -> most are farmers and fishermen - this is the place where the old traditions and temples dating back from the Ayutthaya period are still alive -such as the PlenNone, Ubosoth of Wat Tanod Luang with Ayutthaya period architecture style of ships

3.7) Cha Am (Cha Am District) - 2900 people -> most are farmers in the rice field and orchards, fishermen, commercial area and hotels since there are about 50 hotels in Cha Am.

3.8) Khao Yai (Cha Am District) - 8300 people