Navy Region 3 invites 2 deputies to go to the Bang Khanun forest area.

Phuket, June 16, "Naval Region 3" opens the area to bring "2 Acting MPs, Kao Klai - NGOs" in the area of Bang Khanun Forest Park, Phuket Province, the construction of "2 battalions", identifying the disadvantaged, releasing news about "golf course - villa" to support the people The house can be eaten through the committee. Take care of it. There is a house on the top of the mountain, ready to be demolished.

Reporters reported that From the case of people in the area of Bang Khanun Forest Park, Thalang District, Phuket Province, complaining about being told by Royal Thai Navy officials (Stl.) to tell villagers to leave the area. Some soldiers have settled in the area. Spray symbols on villagers' rubber trees Although many people have land title deeds correctly Causing people to fear that they will lose their right to cultivate land to become a military area The area of Bang Khanun Forest Park has 3,763 rai 1 ngan 2 square wah. It was originally a watershed forest area of the Royal Forest Department. There are some disputed areas. Because the people have a document of the right to use the land.

In such a case, Lt. Adm. Aphakorn Yukongkaew, Commander of the 3rd Naval Area Command (Commander of the Royal Thai Navy 3) invited Mr. Chalermpong Saengdee, Acting MP for District 2, Phuket, Kao Klai Party (Kor. .a.) Mr. Thitikan Thitipruekthikun, Acting MP for District 3, Phuket, Kao Klai Party, together with the admin of the Monsoon Garbage page Leaders of NGOs in Phuket, including Mr. Sorakrit Singkham, head of Pa Bang Khanun National Forest Reserve, Acting as Sub Lt. Raksak Raksa, head of Forest Protection Region 1 (Thalang), Ms. Duan Maysa Kruephanit, village headman of Moo 5, and Ms. Andaman Kruepanich, provincial police station in Phuket visited the area, welcomed by Lt.

by clarifying the necessity of set up urgent unit Of the 22nd Airborne Combat Battalion (Colonel Sor. 22), the 4th Naval Police Battalion (The 4th Colonel Sor. Sor. 4) state of encroachment on the forest floor of the people in the area Ready to lead the survey of upstream forest areas and encroach on the construction of additional houses. to know the facts understand and to find solutions to problems as well as jointly organizing forest conservation activities with local communities in the future.

Lt. Adm. Apakorn said that the direction of the talks to solve problems People in the area come to make a living in the forest area of 3,763 rai that the Royal Forest Department has given to the Royal Thai Navy. The Royal Thai Navy will allow villagers to live and earn first. Confirmed that no villagers were pushed out of the area. to cut the tire can also be done But when that rubber tree expires, it must be stopped. Do not plant new trees In the part of people who use the forest area. It has been surveyed that entering the forest area in 1998 with a total of 265 cases will be used as the original data. But not the right to occupy land, so will take this information into consideration. Who is still cooking? because there are some that sell the area will make it likely to be invalid

Lt. Adm. Apakorn said that people who went to do rubber plantations invaded the conserved forest area in Zone C, over 1,600 rai, as watershed forests. When clearing the forest and planting a rubber plantation, this area requires cooperation with local conservation groups on how to make the forest complete. In addition, in the area at the top of the mountain, there is a house built that is ready to be sold to people outside the area. The Royal Thai Navy has issued an announcement to show up. If not, will be demolished. As for the area around the mountain, durian is planted and the use of pesticides causes when it rains, the chemicals flow into the plains. can see that there are quite a lot of problems

"The reason for setting up the unit Royal Thai Navy, the Andaman Sea coast area, because Royal Thai Navy has a strategic plan for national defense. Phuket Island is an important economic center. Bang Khanun Forest is near Phuket International Airport. according to the assigned mission is to protect sovereignty, maintain stability including preventing terrorism Initially, there will be a unit of Colonel Sor 22, Colonel Sor Sor 4 and in the future there is a plan to establish an aircraft and shore defense center in Area 3. However, on June 15, the party MPs KG goes to the area and talks, he understands, takes him to see where the unit is located. occupies a degraded forest area that the Royal Thai Navy will set up there tell me how to relax not pushed away Confirmed that there is no golf course or hospice building as rumored. There may be disadvantageous people releasing such news, and if the Royal Thai Navy wants to do anything more, it must pass the committee to screen the use of the area from the Royal Forest Department, ”said the commander of the Royal Thai Police 3.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency