Locals rise up against new Nakhon Nayok town plan
CHULARAT SAENGPASSA,
CHANIKARN PHUMHIRAN
THE NATION



NAKHON NAYOK: -- RESIDENTS OF Nakhon Nayok province are fighting against the new town plan because its appendix seeks to allow the establishment of factories in their hometown.

"We want it cancelled," said Chissanucha Pramuansap, the co-ordinator of the Network of Nakhon Nayok Citizens.

He said if the new town plan, which had been announced already, went unchallenged, it would take effect from September 2.

According to Chissanucha, locals of Nakhon Nayok are worried that biomass power plants, cold-storage facilities and industrial waste will spread across their hometown if the new town plan becomes effective.

"We will have to monitor the progress closely," he said.

His network yesterday submitted a petition to Niran Pitakwatchara, a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), against the new town plan.

The residents are complaining on the grounds that amendments are being made to their old town plan without allowing public participation.

Chissanucha said the introduction of the new town plan violated the basic rights of Nakhon Nayok's residents, who did not receive any information about the changes.

"There was no public hearing at all," he said.

The network also suspects the new town plan is designed to favour investors, civil servants, local politicians and former local politicians at the expense of the locals.

"The new town plan is also against the Cabinet resolution, passed on February 9, 1999, that designates the whole area of Nakhon Nayok as an ecological-tourist destination," Chissanucha said.

Rangsan Padungtham, one of the network's members, said people who were rising up against the new Nakhon Nayok town plan were locals who would be directly affected by it.

"Nakhon Nayok is an agricultural zone. The fact that the new town plan will allow industrial operations means raised shrimp, crab and fish are at risk of being contaminated," he said.

Niran said he would raise the complaint at the NHRC meeting today.

This Friday, an advisory panel on the new town plan will hold a public forum and explain its ideas.

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I don't know....... to me they look like a bunch of people

wondering what they are doing there holding up a sign............

Just my impression............

Somebody is going to make a lot of money, so this will be very hard to fight. Money speaks louder than votes.

I don't understand. In every diplomatic??? country in the world a any new or revisions to a town plan have to be available for public viewing and comment for approximately 3 months, in some cases longer. Who prepared this town plan? were they qualified and experienced town planners? Was an environmental impact study done? I suppose the realistic answer would be NO.

Locals rise up against new Nakhon Nayok town plan ?????

Where are the pitchforks ? I want to see pitchforks !

I don't understand. In every diplomatic??? country in the world a any new or revisions to a town plan have to be available for public viewing and comment for approximately 3 months, in some cases longer. Who prepared this town plan? were they qualified and experienced town planners? Was an environmental impact study done? I suppose the realistic answer would be NO.

"But Mr Dent, the plans have been available in the local planning office for the last nine months."

"Oh yes, well as soon as I heard I went straight round to see them, yesterday afternoon. You hadn't exactly gone out of your way to call attention to them, had you? I mean, like actually telling anybody or anything."

"But the plans were on display ..."

"On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them."

"That's the display department."

"With a flashlight."

"Ah, well the lights had probably gone."

"So had the stairs."

"But look, you found the notice didn't you?"

"Yes," said Arthur, "yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'."

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The locals are worried about cold storage facilities??? There's one in my kitchen.

The locals are worried about cold storage facilities??? There's one in my kitchen.

they want to use the fallen fruits as natural fertilizer !!

Not to preserve thhe fruits for the market in big towns!!