Bangkok, Industrial Committee Urges the government to find out exactly how much cadmium there is. Where are you going? Ready to urgently clear up toxic waste, "Akkaradet" slams government agencies for not making the world a better place. Orders made according to the law are impractical until the time comes, fearing that in the end the villagers will suffer for free. The delay was due to some government agencies not cooperating with the committee. Mr. Akradet Wongpitakroj, Ratchaburi MP, Ruam Thai Sang Chart Party As Chairman of the Industrial Commission (Committee) House of Representatives Gave an interview about the detection of cadmium in the area of ??Samut Sakhon Province, saying that relevant agencies must come in and investigate to clarify two issues: 1. How to deal with the remaining cadmium? Because it was stated that they had asked for permission to transport 15,000 tons, but on the day that the officials of the Department of Industrial Works and industry in Samut Sakhon Province Came to explain to the committee that it was found that there were approximately ten thousand tons of cadmium tailings. As for yesterday (April 5), the Ministry of Industry said that only over 2,000 tons of cadmium tailings were found both inside the building and outside the building. Therefore, initially Let's summarize first: During this period of 5-6 months, exactly how many tons of cargo have been transported? And how many tons remain? The real numbers must be told to the people first. To get rid of doubts Mr. Akradet said that there must be an investigation to clarify where cadmium is distributed at this time. And some have already returned. After inspecting it, it was discovered that it had been moved to another factory and then followed back. This is definitely a problem. Because otherwise you will not know where it has spread. will be able to handle those mineral waste correctly Importantly, there must be an investigation to determine if it has been used for melting or not. This is considered very dangerous. Because th e metal melting process creates cadmium vapor. which can cause danger to the people Mr. Akradet said 2. Regarding moving, it must not be beautiful. Is issuing an administrative order to complete the move within 7 days in practice? Cadmium is a dangerous substance. Moving requires careful planning and preparation. Recently it was learned that some bags containing cadmium waste were found in a pile outside the building to be damaged and some of the cadmium waste had leaked out. Related agencies don't make the world beautiful. We have to look at how to control transportation in practice to ensure safety for people at the origin, along the way, and at the destination. Have you understood the people in the area yet? Because cadmium is very dangerous. It is a carcinogen. During transport, it will spread or be washed away by rainwater, which are all dangerous. Relevant agencies must step in and solve the problem carefully and carefully. In order to create the greatest safety for the people. The Chairman of the Ind ustrial Committee reiterated that 3. The need to quickly find the wrongdoers and punish them is very important because in the EIA it is clearly stated that these cadmium wastes cannot be transported. But there was a move that was not allowed by law. In this matter, the Committee will follow closely. Follow up on the performance of duties of officials To create speed, safety, and create understanding among the people. 'The Committee will seriously investigate this matter. Didn't want to cause panic. But want to raise awareness Let the relevant government agencies seriously deal with the problem. If some government agencies had seriously cooperated with the Committee from the beginning, the problem would have been dealt with long ago. But in the past, government agencies were themselves obstacles. In investigating the facts of Industry Committee Just came to give clear information on April 3rd. which has been delayed a lot, therefore government agencies must be more alert in coming to solve important problems that have serious impacts on the people. The delay in work by government agencies causes people to be shocked. Because the news that came out was not clear. Therefore, there are many questions from the public,' Mr. Akradet said. Mr. Akradet said he would like to call on relevant agencies to come out and explain to the people why they were not declared a disaster zone. But it was declared a controlled area. What are the differences? The Committee is not interested in announcing anything. But we ask that solutions that affect the people must be efficient, fast and protect the rights of the affected people both now and in the future. Will not declaring a disaster zone affect people's rights in the future? If people become sick in the future And who will demand it from? This is a question that people have been asking. However, on April 17, the Committee invited relevant agencies to explain again. During this time, we ask the relevant agencies to take urgent action. Hope to receive cooperation from all sectors t o explain to the committee to create a correct understanding for the public together. Thank you Prime Minister and all sectors that have gone down to solve problems for the people. Source: Thai News Agency
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