Park department agrees to scrap concrete road plan to Panern Thung

Park department agrees to scrap concrete road plan to Panern Thung  

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation has bowed to pressure from green groups by agreeing to scrap a plan to pave the 21.9 kilometre route leading to Panern Thung mountain peak in Phetchaburi province with concrete.

Chongklai Worapongsathorn, the department deputy director-general, said Monday that the department would instead repair 26 points along the route which have been identified as dangerous or too steep and need to be fixed.

The decision to scrap the plan to pave the existing dirt and partially asphalted road with concrete came after three hours of joint discussion with conservation groups and representatives of tourism operators.

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