In the wake of recent floods in Narathiwat Province, an alarming discovery was made as a substantial number of logs were swept down from Mount Mo Tae, situated within the Sipo Waterfall National Park. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) stepped in to conduct a thorough investigation following the event that left 173 logs scattered across two primary locations in the region.

 

The NACC’s Narathiwat Provincial Office, led by Director Acharn Suwandara, alongside a team comprising Forest Resource Management Office No. 13 and the Forest Protection Unit at No. 2 (Rue So), has been meticulously examining the affected areas since yesterday, January 4.

 

Their inquiry is focused on the Ban Braeng area in Marue Botok Subdistrict, Rangae District, and the vicinity of Ban Uyi in Lalo Subdistrict, Rueso District. Both sites are in proximity to Khao Mo Tae and have experienced significant environmental disturbances.

Initial findings suggest that intense rainfall triggered soil erosion on the mountain slopes, leading to a deluge of rocks, sand, and various species of trees descending into the low-lying areas. The force of the water was so powerful that it inflicted substantial infrastructure damage; in Ban Braeng, a water dam and concrete roadways were found to be severely compromised. Similarly, the Ban U Yi water barrier dam suffered extensive damage, impacting the surrounding agricultural land and the livelihoods of residents.

 

by Sugandhi Batra 

PHOTO: via RNZ

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-06

 

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Glad to hear that Thailand is now corruption free and the NACC can add natural disasters to their mandate...

Ahem, strike that.

The NACC has finally admitted that it is too biased to investigate corruption and is now focusing on environmental issues...

I thought they were talking about the sewers over-flowing.

Were they illegal tree cutting waiting to be picked up? 

Probably illegal tree cutting, evidenced by the logs, led to the destruction of the natural barrier, allowing rainfall to erode the cliff tops.

 

As has happened everywhere in the Phillipines, the subsequent landslides destroying agricultural land and making them a net rice importer rather than exporter.

Anny logging in a nationalpark would be ilegal. And at that scale some one from the forest protection guys most probbably is in on it.

Hope they find who is resposible and punish them.

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