Long-suffering residents of Klity Creek in Thong Pha Phum district are reaching their breaking point as they intensify their fight against lead pollution.

 

Petitioning the Pollution Control Department (PCD), these fed-up villagers demand action to eradicate the lingering toxic sediment, amounting to a staggering 800,000 tonnes, still plaguing their community. The apparent failure of the PCD’s much-hyped rehabilitation programme has ignited a fierce call for a more effective solution.

 

In a bid to protect their health and environment, the villagers are adamant that the remaining toxic sediment, if left unattended, will continue contaminating the creek. A resident, Sathaporn Thongphaphumpattawee, emphasised the urgency.

 

“This means that toxic sediment upstream is being washed downstream, so we want the PCD to get rid of this sediment and rehabilitate the environment as quickly as possible.”

 

The roots of this environmental crisis trace back to a Supreme Administrative Court order in January 2013, instructing the PCD to clean up a 12-kilometre stretch of Klity Creek contaminated by lead discharged from a now-closed plant, owned by Lead Concentrates (Thailand). The pollution, stemming from mining operations upstream, had prompted 22 Klity village residents to file a case in 2004.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Caption: Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-17

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Petitioning the Pollution Control Department (PCD), these fed-up villagers demand action to eradicate the lingering toxic sediment, amounting to a staggering 800,000 tonnes, still plaguing their community. The apparent failure of the PCD’s much-hyped rehabilitation programme has ignited a fierce call for a more effective solution.

Klity creek definitely needs a clean up.

is this where one normally finds the "man in the boat"    if one can be bothered to look ?

dirty klity ... needs to visit the doctor

Residents demand urgent action 
 

Shut up, sit and wait...

Lack of enforcement of a court order Government versus Government. A proper clean up would bankrupt the PCD so they ignore it. Why is there no furthet action against the responsible company? (A rhetorical question)