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Villagers request replacement of cadmium waste storage pond

Tak, Villagers in Tak Province request a new pond to store cadmium waste. Replace the old, damaged well Fear of leakage and contamination with groundwater After moving nearly 10,000 tons, waiting for landfill. From the case of moving cadmium industrial waste from Samut Sakhon, Chonburi and Bangkok to the waiting building in Tak Province, 9,600 tons are waiting for the landfill process, but ponds 4 and 5 are damaged and are still under repair and have not yet been completed. The waiting building which is where all cadmium industrial waste is stored that were moved temporarily Condition of the building with a damaged roof As a result, a lot of rainwater flows down. Makes the floor below absorb water. Until the ground is soaked with rainwater, villagers in Tak Province fear that it will leak into the ground and contaminate groundwater. May be dangerous to groundwater users. From the above problems, evidence will be collected and presented to the Administrative Court Region 6, Phitsanulok Province. To consider protecting the welfare of the people and would like to build a new cadmium waste storage pond which will be stronger and more stable . Source: Thai News Agency