Anti-coal group issues deadline to halt EHIA
Authorities have until Monday to withdraw the environmental and health impact assessment studies for the controversial Krabi power plant project or brace for a major protest, a group opposing the project warns. Prasitthichai Nunual, key coordinator of Save the Andaman from Coal network, said the group was waiting to see whether authorities would comply with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s directions on the fate of the environmental health impact assessment and environmental impact assessment process. The processes were suspended due to the ongoing dispute over the proposed use of coal to fuel the power plant. The group demanded the processes be withdrawn and everything be restarted from the beginning.
