Residents angry as dredged sediment dumped at Pranburi Beach
By Apichart Hongsakul
The Nation

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: -- Residents of Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Pranburi District have complained to the Marine Department after 37,500 tonnes of muddy sediment, dredged from the navigation channel at the Hua Hin–Pattaya ferry pier, was dumped on Pranburi Beach.

 

Backhoe loaders were seen at the beach transferring the muddy sediment from boats and burying it in the sand. Officer at the site said the sediment was from the navigation channel dredging at Hua Hin–Pattaya ferry pier. 

 

The operation was undertaken by the Marine Department.

 

Jeau Khaeyai, the head of Ban Paknampran Local Fisheries Association, said that local people had not been informed about the operation and he wanted the related agencies to explain why there was no prior notification before the work was carried out.

 

“Although the beach is part of the Marine Department’s administration, this is the beautiful beach, which is both the tourist attraction and important fishing spot for people in Pranburi District. Operations likes this can also damage the ecosystem significantly,” Jeau said.

 

Two weeks ago, the Marine Department faced complaints from local fishermen at Ban Huadon in Hua Hin District, as the department’s workers disposed the sediment from a dredging operation on top of the artificial reef that was the main fishing area for local fishermen.

 

Following the complaints the department halted the operation.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30310681

 

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27 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

 

Backhoe loaders were seen at the beach transferring the muddy sediment from boats and burying it in the sand. Officer at the site said the sediment was from the navigation channel dredging at Hua Hin–Pattaya ferry pier. 

 

 

 

 

Two weeks ago, the Marine Department faced complaints from local fishermen at Ban Huadon in Hua Hin District, as the department’s workers disposed the sediment from a dredging operation on top of the artificial reef that was the main fishing area for local fishermen.

 

 

DUmb and just plain stupid.

It amazes me how many stupid people get these government jobs.

Do they employ stupid people or do these people just become stupid from working in government jobs.

 

 

" Residents of Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Pranburi District have complained to the Marine Department after 37,500 tonnes of muddy sediment, dredged from the navigation channel at the Hua Hin–Pattaya ferry pier, was dumped on Pranburi Beach."

 

it just goes to show the big money behind the ferry project.

 

I live in Hua Hin and hate to see the ocean destroyed here. And Pranburi is one of my favorite places.

 

 

Gotta wonder if there's more to the plan than just dumping a bunch of dredged sediment on the beach.

 

Perhaps they're building up the beach, to later be covered with sand imported from elsewhere?   Happens all over the world in beach renovation projects.

Is there a single goverment department that actually does it's job correctly in Thailand...

The complaint seems to be that the locals were not informed not that dredged sand has been relocated. I have visions of a fisherman crouched next to his rusty market scale weighing each load brought ashore to total 37, 500 tonnes. Was it wet?