PUBLISHED: 23 Oct 2024 at 06: 12
The Interior Ministry is expected to pay financial support to present victims by October 31 and the government is currently developing solutions to the overflow situation.
Spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul reported on Tuesday that Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had mandated that the Department of Disaster Protection and Mitigation ( DDPM) pay victims compensation by that date. The government approved the financial aid on September 17 and October 8 and mandated that each overflow victim receive compensation in the amount of 9, 000 baht as soon as possible.
Mr. Anutin will make it easier for people to receive assistance, particularly those who registered before Oct. 16, so that it is finished by Oct. 31,” said Ms. Traisuree.
According to The DDPM, the Government Savings Bank ( GSB ) had transferred money nine times as of Monday. The support was paid to 48, 857 communities and cost at least 439 million ringgit. According to Ms Traisuree, the next two help bills cost more than 490 million ringgit and covered 54, 531 people this year. The eighth payment, covering the flood victims in Sukhothai, Loei, Phrae, and Chiang Rai, is expected to be paid on Wednesday, while the last one, covering Ubon Ratchathani, Phetchabun, Ayutthaya, Chiang Rai, Phitsanulok, Nan, Lamphun, and Phayao, may get paid by Thursday.
The support is expected to be paid half for a total of 11 times, costing 930 million baht, said Ms Traisuree.
” By Oct 24, one-third of the 3.045 billion ringgit of the treatment resources will have been paid to the public”, said Ms Traisuree.
As of Monday, 257, 115 of 338, 391 people in 57 regions that were impacted by the flood in the last couple of months had registered for state support.
Most were from Chiang Mai, with 2, 314 of 58, 439 registered individuals receiving at least 20 million ringgit. Chiang Rai was next, with 34, 994 registered families, followed by Ayutthaya ( 30, 119 ), Phrae ( 14, 446 ), and Nong Khai ( 13, 063 ).
However, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced that the president’s activities center for flood victims was scheduled to complete its work by October 27 in some of Chiang Rai’s affected areas.
Theerarat Samrejvanich, Deputy Defense Minister, and Gen Nattaphon Narkphanit, both expected to lead the state, she added.