My job is done: Royol
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Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute director Royol Chitradon believed he had completed his mission when he decided to leave the Water and Flood Management Commission (WFMC) and handed his resignation to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on April 17.
“I have already done my job there and will now focus on my role at the Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute,” Royol said.
However, WFMC chairman Deputy PM Plodprasop Suraswadi said he was not aware of Royol’s resignation, though he acknowledged that it would not affect the water-management and flood-prevention mega-projects the commission was working on.
“Even if more academics quit, the jobs at hand can go ahead, as the procurement panel is now in charge,” he said.
In a related development, a former adviser to Yingluck yesterday lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Court’s Environmental Division asking for an injunction against the acceptance of bids for the project.
“The bidding process should not go ahead at least until a final ruling comes out,” Utain Shartpinyo said, claiming that these mega-projects would cause serious damage to local people.
“No feasibility studies were conducted before the projects’ terms of reference were laid down,” Utain said.
