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Rawai sea gypsies call for resort construction to be halted over EIA methods, canal works


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Rawai sea gypsies call for resort construction to be halted over EIA methods, canal works

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Muang Phuket District Chief Wikrom Jaktee receives the formal request on behalf of the Phuket Governor. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: More than 50 sea gypsies massed at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 26) to protest the excavation of a canal at the Rawai beachfront at the site of a resort being built by Baron World Trade Co Ltd, and to file a formal request to halt construction over how the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was being conducted for the project.

 

Niran Yangpan, head of the Rawai sea gypsy community, explained that the contractor had dug the La-on Canal deeper, but also filled in the sides of the canal, which was now causing problems for local residents.

 

“We have come to file a request to the Phuket Governor to examine Rawai public beachfront land. It relates to the excavation of the La-on Canal at Rawai Beach,” Mr Niran said.


Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/rawai-sea-gypsies-call-for-resort-construction-to-be-halted-over-eia-methods-canal-works-72647.php#F08MpMZgWfbcmb1Q.99 

 

 

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