Minivdos: Land Plots Inspected At Tritrang & Airpark At Paklok

[NBT TV Phuket]

Forestry officials inspected reserved land and plots under Sor Por Kor status in Phuket.

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An operation unit in prevention and suppression on encroachment on natural resources inspected national reserved forests and the plot of land under Sor Por Kor 4-01 at Tritrang beach south of Patong on Tuesday. The move followed Maj. General Intarat Yodbangtoey’s aerial inspection last week which saw construction sites on the hill. Maj. General Intarat is the advisor to the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Anongwan Thepsuthin. The group found a construction project of a resort on a 58 rai plot and an asphalt road built into forest land. The contractor however did not allow the officials to get in the site telling them to check with the property owner first. The team also inspected another 38 rai plot of land on the foothill which was adjusted and leveled to construct Thai style villas. The owner showed the officials copies of legal papers. The head of the operation group Popphol Sirilaksanapong said around 20 projects in Phuket need to be examined for the land acquisition, construction permits and that all owners will be treated fairly and equally. They would focus on more vulnerable locations as priorities.

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Phuket Deputy Governor inspected a private airfield in Paklok and found no public land encroachment.

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The Phuket Vice Governor Smith Palawatwichai yesterday morning inspected a temporary air park belonging to Phuket Airpark Company which is located in Thalang’s Paklok, north of Phuket. The visit followed residents’ complaints that the company has encroached upon public land and earthed up the public channel. The managing director of the company Suchart Ruck-Sangob said that he had legally bought these 100 rai from local villagers with over 100 million baht. The air park is also licensed from the Department of Civil Aviation since March this year. As for the earth-filling in the public channel, the company had promptly removed it after the Paklok local government ordered them. The vice governor explained that he would focus on the public land (encroachment) issue which proved to be legal, and the permission for a temporary tent structure for small aircraft which he asked the company to legalize. As for its future project of property development, it is still not clear and he needs to check which laws are applicable.

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