Mae Tao River Basin To Be Declared A Protected Area

[Flashermac]

THE MAE TAO river basin in Tak province, which has been affected by cadmium contamination from mining operations for a decade, will be declared a protected area by mid next year, a senior official at the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) said yesterday.

 

ONEP Community and Specific Area Environment Section head Weeranit Thansuporn was speaking at a seminar on the "roadmap" for a Mae Tao protection area and promoting local villagers' health.

 

He said ONEP was pushing to have the Mae Tao protected area draft to be a ministerial regulation. The draft would be submitted to the National Environmental Board by December, so it should be submitted for approval by the Cabinet and implementation by mid-2015, he said.

 

 

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