Forest Dept. chief misled into approving the felling of healthy trees on road in Phang-nga

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Forest Dept. chief misled into approving the felling of healthy trees on road in Phang-nga

 

 

The Royal Forest Department has ordered a fact-finding investigation into how 11 healthy, decades-old Yang Na trees, along a road in Takua Thung district of the southern province of Phang-nga, were said to be dying and were cut down by officials from the Forest Industry Organization, with approval of the department’s chief.

 

The chief, Mr. Atthapol Charoenchansa, admitted to Thai PBS that he signed off on the action because the FIO office in Phang-nga claimed that the trees were dying and could pose a threat to motorists.

 

He said that he discovered later that the trees were actually perfectly healthy, adding that local officials should have inspected the trees before action was taken to remove them, though he does not believe anyone could be held accountable for the error.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/forest-dept-chief-misled-into-approving-the-felling-of-healthy-trees-on-road-in-phang-nga/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-11-20

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[jaiyen]

Same old story ! Do what you are told and when it goes wrong nobody is accountable !

[FarFlungFalang]

10 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Same old story ! Do what you are told and when it goes wrong nobody is accountable !

Nothing went wrong!It all went according to plan and they made lots of money.

[klauskunkel]

apologize to the trees

#graabthestumps

[tifino]

telephone trunk calls went out with technology decades ago too... 

[worgeordie]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

though he does not believe anyone could be held accountable for the error.

 

Especially him ! find out who profited from the felling of the trees.

regards Worgeordie

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He said that he discovered later that the trees were actually perfectly healthy, adding that local officials should have inspected the trees before action was taken to remove them, though he does not believe anyone could be held accountable for the error.

Try harder !

[Khun Paul]

If he had actually got out of his chair mand did the JOIB correctly then he would know , having sloping shoulders seems to be par fro the course for senior officals here....Not me Guv .. I hear 

 

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, klauskunkel said:

apologize to the trees

#graabthestumps

In Yasothon they've cut down many massive trees that are hundreds of years old for road widening which is pretty heartbreaking to see!

[30la]

You are the only one responsible, before signing something like this you should make sure it is true, but for you the truth is just how many thousand notes you receive for a signature!

[trainman34014]

On the odd days he actually shows up at his office, he will sign off anything that is in his in tray...especially anything with a brown envelope attached to it !

[UncleMhee]

23 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

On the odd days he actually shows up at his office, he will sign off anything that is in his in tray...especially anything with a brown envelope attached to it !

Happy to hear that.....ahhh, the price of doing business eh. Rux Thai!

[Scot123]

I've seen this so often in Thailand. Out on my motorbike riding down a beautiful avenue of trees. Then go back and either pruned to a stub or simply just 2 rows of stumps. It is so sad as it would take a lifetime for someone else to experience that beauty again all because some greedy B@#&*d.

[poohy]

They have had a field day around Prachuap massacring the trees  along country roads mostly for no apparent reason

 

2 trees opposite my house about 60 years old felled by backhoe  reason they were big and growing over the road that carries no big vehicles and about 50 cars a day.

 

Supervisor Bloke from orbator was quite proud of the job and couldnt see what was vaguely upset about.

 

Wifes take.... They are Country people ....NO BRAINS!