Krabi News: Lanta Bridge, Tourism Attractions, Phi Ph Hospital/evacuation Shelter, Biodiesel

[NBT TV Phuket]

MiniVDO: A public hearing is included in the feasibility study for a bridge to link Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands of Krabi.

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Government officials, local residents and all stakeholders on Thursday gathered at Southern Lanta Resort on Lanta Island to learn more and have their say on the proposed bridge to link the Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai island of Krabi. This follows the Rural Roads Department’s feasibility and environmental impact study towards the project, by having two consultant companies carry out the work. The study comprises two main parts. Part one comprises feasibilities, environment, traffic, project alternatives and bridge design, environment and economic impacts as well as public relations and public participation. The second part is surveying and detailed design, insight survey, checking earth and material as well as cost estimation. It is expected that the 600 metre long bridge will cost around 300 million baht to build.

MiniVDO: The TAT Krabi office boosts educational tourism introducing new products for visitors.

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Krabi Office is adding a new tourism product to its famous natural beauty as an alternative for its visitors. The chief of the TAT Krabi Office Ladawan Chuay-chart explained that the tourists’ behaviors have now changed and that they search and compare tourist information and prices from the internet. The Krabi office has been promoting its famous tourist sites like the hot springs, and splitting sea and is now going into new products for educational tourism for value.

Ladawan said three major destinations will be highlighted. They are the Krabi Agricultural Promotion and Career Development Centre which houses great varieties of plants and flora, and the Horticulture centre which has around 450 herbal plants plus natural trail for visitors to enjoy. The third one is Krabi Marine Coastal Fisheries Research Centre which is a breeding house for at least 13 breeds of ornamental fishes. The new destinations are expected to attract a large number of tourists.

MiniVDO: Seventeen million baht from the government’s Disaster Relief Fund is handed to Krabi for its redevelopment.

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Three years after the Tsunami catastrophe, 2 projects concerning people’s safety and well being are being constructed on Krabi’s Phi Phi island. They are a hospital building constructed under a donation from the revered monk of Luang Tha Bua and the Tsunami evacuation shelter. The latter project is funded by the government’s Disaster Relief Fund under the Prime Minister’s Office. The Deputy Permanent Secretary Natee Premrassami yesterday handed over a cheque worth 17,708,130 million baht to the Krabi authority; 15,982,000 Baht towards the evacuation shelter while another 1,726,130 million baht will be used for the hospital building’s construction. The evacuation shelter will also used as command centre in case of any disaster. It will be 9 metres high with capacity to accommodate 650 people while the deck is designed to be helicopter pad. Both new facilities are expected to ensure safety and confidence for residents and tourists.

At present Phi Phi island houses around 1,800 residents, with about 2,000 rooms in accommodation, but has around 3,000 – 4,000 visitors per day, both staying and making day trips.

MiniVDO: Krabi will start bio-diesel production for commercial purposes on February 16th.

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Starting February 16th onwards, Krabi has set a target to produce 20,000 litres a day of bio-diesel for commercial purposes. The governor Siwa Sirisaowalak announced that after the Krabi Oil Palm Cooperatives had pioneered the production with a capacity of 10,000 litre per day, it will now double the production as an alternative fuel for agriculturalists, fishing communities and tourism to reduce costs. Krabi carries out comprehensive oil palm production, including cultivation, plantation, processing and producing fuel from the crop.

from Andaman News TV11 (VHF dial) at 8.30am & local Cable TV channel 1 + maybe FM90.5 Radio Thailand 6pm, broadcast to Phang Nga, Krabi & Phuket provinces, & possibly FM108 Mazz Radio 7.30pm in Phuket, weekdays & http://news.prd.go.th

[huggybear]

MiniVDO: A public hearing is included in the feasibility study for a bridge to link Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai islands of Krabi.

Government officials, local residents and all stakeholders on Thursday gathered at Southern Lanta Resort on Lanta Island to learn more and have their say on the proposed bridge to link the Lanta Noi and Lanta Yai island of Krabi.

Seems to me they could just copy the Sarasin Bridge (Phuket).

Does anyone have any information about a time frame? 2009?2010?