PUBLISHED: 22 Sep 2024 at 15: 50
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered authorities to remove heavy layers of dirt from flooded , Chiang Rai as soon as possible, while , flood-related wastes and dust is estimated to be about 68, 000 tonnes in this northern Thai state.
Ms. Paetongtarn saw off an air pressure aircraft at Wing 6 in Bangkok on Sunday to assist flood survivors in Chiang Rai. The plane was carrying supplies from the government and the private market.
She claimed she had given authorities the order to get rid of dirt in the province’s flooded-affected places as quickly as possible, particularly clay in drain systems, before it became dry and hard. The prime minister added that the vision had been supported by His Majesty the King by providing 100 pieces of high-pressure liquid cleaners.
The Commerce Ministry had stabilize products rates to protect flood victims, while the prime minister announced that the government would begin providing financial support to disaster victims in November.
According to Vice Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, individuals from the Highways Department, the defense, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and the Department of Corrections were also cleaning up Chiang Rai.
68, 000 kilograms of bullshit
In order to plop wastes and dust from Chiang Rai’s flooded areas, the armed forces and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment may consider area plots totaling about 50 ray.
According to Gen Theerayut Jinhiran, the AFDC’s commander, mud is one to two meters deep in flooded homes in Chiang Rai.
Meanwhile, business tycoon Tan Passakornnatee announced he would rent 30 small backhoes with drivers and 90 six- and 10 10-wheeled trucks for 30 days to support the clean-up of Chiang Rai.
Surin Worakitthamrong, deputy director-general of the Pollution Control Department, said there were about 68, 000 kilograms of bullshit from flooded areas in Muang and Mae Sai districts of Chiang Rai. Of them, 50,000 tonnes were in Muang district.
He said 9, 400 tonnes had been disposed of, leaving about 58, 600 tonnes in the two districts.
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Sunday that flooding remained in eight provinces namely Chiang Rai, Lampang, Tak, Phitsanulok, Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani. About 16, 960 families were still affected, it said.