PM orders comprehensive rehabilitation plan
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Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed all government agencies to tackle the oil spill and help those affected by the disaster, Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthumrong Boonsongpisan said on Tuesday.
Speaking after the Cabinet meeting, Niwatthumrong said Yingluck, who is currently on an overseas trip, had issued the instruction from Africa.
"The prime minister said this must be done as soon as possible. A comprehensive rehabilitation plan is necessary to provide clarity about the cleanup. This plan will then be revealed to the public. She also instructed that a contingency plan be drawn up to handle a recurrence though it must be noted that such incidents are not frequent. The incident, the worst in Thailand, serves as a lesson and calls for preventive action. We need a complete prevention plan,” he said.
The ministries of Interior, Energy and the Natural Resources and Environment will be the key agencies in handling the situation.
Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal is now in Rayong, accompanying a group of PTT Group executives.
Niwatthumrong is convinced that the rehabilitation plan will be ready by the end of the week. There is no comprehensive damage report yet, he said.
