Residents complain about the
large trucks driving through the middle of town, causing pollution and
damaging roads.
Patcharapol Panrak
Khet Udomsak officials pulled the plug on a suspected
illegal digging operation only discovered after residents complained about
dirt-hauling trucks.
Mayor Pairoj Malakul Na Ayuthaya dispatched police in
Taothan village to close down the backhoe and dump trucks on 700 rai of land
behind the Thongthip market May 30. Residents complained to him the large
trucks were driving through the middle of town, causing pollution and
damaging roads.
When Sen. Col. Sgt. Suphao Srisukh and 1st Cpl. Chalerm
Samnaojlang arrived workers fled the scene, fearing arrest.
Anusra Juajaemsai, hired by the landowner to improve the
property and remove dirt, said he was unaware digging up one’s own property
was illegal. He said the trucks drove through the town center because it was
the fastest route to the Taothan mosque, were the dirt was being dumped.
Officials actually were unsure if a permit had been
authorized or not, so they shut down the operation until it could be sorted
out.
