Bangkok, The Director-General of the Cooperative Promotion Department has ordered an investigation to find the root cause of the illegal digging of soil in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement area. Krabi Province to sell to be used to fill land at Krabi International Airport It was found that there were people pretending to be land owners and allowing private companies to bring in tools, equipment, and trucks to illegally dig up soil to sell since mid-January. Instruct the director of Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement to stop the incident and order an end to such operations. Ready to report legal action immediately Mr. Wisit Srisuwan, Director-General of the Cooperative Promotion Department Revealing the case of being informed by the president of the Khok Yang Subdistrict Administrative Organization. Nuea Khlong District Krabi Province that there is a person pretending to be a land owner in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement area. And they dug up soil in the area to sell it to private companies to f ill in at Krabi International Airport. Therefore, he ordered Mrs. Chantima Chatayan, director of Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement, to go to the area to investigate the matter. It was found that the said land was land in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement area. According to the letter of use, KSor.5, number 2220, with Mrs. Thanarat Bunsophas living at house number 243, Village No. 5, Khok Yang Subdistrict, is the name of the owner and has been given the right to come and engage in farming on the land. said since 2007 On January 16th, a villager informed the director of the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement that There was a group of people who came to illegally dig up soil in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement in the said area to sell. By allowing private companies to bring in tools, equipment, and trucks to dig the soil. to be used to fill land at Krabi International Airport Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement officials went down to investigate and quickly put a stop to the situation. along with an order to stop such operations Because it is an illegal act. And it is not in line with the intent of the Land Allocation for Living Act, B.E. 2511, Section 9, which states that members of cooperative settlements must use land that has been granted permission for specific use for agriculture in accordance with regulations. as specified by the Director-General of the Department of Cooperative Promotion If doing anything else, permission must be obtained from the Director-General first. And no one is allowed to take advantage of it, hold on to it, possess it, build on it, clear it, burn the forest, or do anything else. which destroys or deteriorates the land or cause harm to natural resources on the land within the boundaries of the Cooperative Settlement and send a warning letter to immediately stop digging operations in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement area. 'After the first warning to stop digging the soil in the Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement area, Still received information from villagers that th ere was still illegal digging in the ground again on January 23rd. Until January 24th at 10:00 a.m., the director of Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement traveled to report the case. at Nuea Khlong Provincial Police Station Strict action must be taken against such offenders. Police officers immediately went to the area to put an end to the incident. and write a letter to the Krabi Provincial Land Office To request to suspend the issuance of land title deeds according to document KSor.5 No. 2220 of Mrs. Thanarat Bunsophas because the said person has acted contrary to the law regarding the use of land in cooperative settlements. At the same time, he has ordered Go to every province to have inspections in cooperative estates throughout the country. To prevent an incident like the one at Khlong Thom Cooperative Settlement from happening again. And if any cooperative settlement area is found to be illegally digging up soil to sell. The director of the Cooperative Settlement must immediately report strict legal actio n against the violator,' said the Director-General of the Cooperative Promotion Department. Source: Thai News Agency