Govt to expedite aid for tourism sites hit by Thai floods

The state will quicken its compensation plan, including soft loans and duty measures, for hospitality businesses hit by the new flood, according to an established.

Minister of Tourism and Sports, Sorawong Thienthong, said no Saturday that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s authorities had discussed the prepare since Wednesday.

He claimed that the government is currently working on a number of methods, including an offer for a one-month deduction from household tap water and electricity costs.

Government support methods, such as soft money with low interest rates, will also be extended to commerce businesses, he said.

The state is also available to any suggestions that would help to create a more effective compensation system, according to Mr. Sorawong, because the authorities need the operators ‘ opinions regarding their problems.

According to Mr. Sorawong, the support measures for commerce businesses are scheduled to begin in about two weeks, with the ministry also conducting damage assessments for each site.

State officials have also visited the regions to check on residents who were impacted by the flooding.

In Nong Khai state in the north, one of the areas impacted by the flow of the Mekong River since Sept. 13, deputy finance secretary Julapun Amornvivat and prime minister’s office secretary Jiraporn Sindhuprai presented 1, 000 packages of necessary supplies and food to citizens in Muang and Tha Bo districts.

Mr. Julapun claimed that the government had approved a 3 billion baht payment resources, some of which will be added to the 20 million bass resources that the Nong Khai municipal government has set aside to assist its residents.

If the state requires additional financial support, he said, the province may request another 100 million ringgit from the Central Budget Bureau.

According to a representative for the Interior Ministry, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Minister of Social Development and Human Security Varawut Silpa-archa traveled to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.

Although some of the ocean had dried up, it left a huge amount of dirt, particularly in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai city, she said.

She added that the ministers went to flooded victims in Chiang Mai’s Mae Ai area and that they had even visited locals for a cleaning mission.