PUBLISHED: 9 September 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
After cutting down dozens of large trees in Chaloem Kanchanaphisek Park to grow” local durian varieties ,” the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization ( PAO ) is under fire.
The tambon Bang Sri Muang state’s Chaloem Kanchanaphisek Park spans an area of 98 ray. The Treasury Department is the owner of the area. It is renowned for its stunning vegetation.
When people posted issues about the sacking of large branches in the area on social media, the situation came to light.
It was unfortunate to see the aged, large trees cut down, according to some locals who exercise in the area, as they provided tone for visitors.
The Nonthaburi PAO captain, Pol Col Thongchai Yenprasert, came up with the idea to protect regional fruit varieties in 2021, according to senior civil architect Phongpan Kittrasen of the PAOS Public Works Bureau.
He had wanted the area to be a display of well-known Nontaburi fruits varieties, so he set aside an eight-rai area for it. A private firm was hired by the PAO with a 46.6 million baht resources to restore the area and plant fresh berry trees.
According to Mr. Phongpan, the project’s start date in July 2021 was supposed to be completed on January 21 of last year, but due to the Covid – 19 crisis, it was postponed to December of this year.
Numerous ancient trees were consequently cut down and removed. He added that the trees were too old to be transplanted somewhere, though some weather trees had been cut into logs for the Treasury Department’s continued usage. Among them were American Coral trees, known in Thai as lot strap lang, rain forests, or old santol trees.