SURIN, 30 April 2015 – Participants in the Rocket Festival in Surin are required to report the timing and location of their rocket launching events to authorities in order to reduce the potential danger to aviation, the provincial governor has announced.
According to the Governor of Surin Niran Kalayanamitr, the rockets expected to be used in the rocket festival or ‘Bun Bang Fai’ have been developed to reach even higher altitudes, highlighting a possible risk to aviation. The Bun Bang Fai rocket festival is set to take place in Surin and other provinces in the northeastern region during May and June.
The governor has said that all villages participating in this festival are required to report precise information on time and place of each launch to the district office in advance. The information from this precautionary measure will then be forwarded to aviation authorities to design the safest air navigation route in the area.
The governor of Surin has also stressed that gambling activities are forbidden in all areas during the festival, and violators will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.
