Environmental monitoring committee in place
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The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has set up a committee to monitor rehabilitation process of Koh Samet's environment, following the oil spill.
The ministry's permanent secretary will chair the committee, which will consist of officials from related government agencies, said Minister Vichet Kasemthongsri.
Enviornmental inspection will also be conducted by PTT Global Chemical's experts as well as independent academics. The results of this inspection will be scrutinised before a comprehensive rehabilitation plan would be drawn, the minister said.
According to Vichet who was in Koh Samet today, following the July 29 visit, the ministry's committee will focus on damage evaluation as well as the rehabilitation cost.
He noted that while the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation speeds up on the oil spill cleaning, it would be tasked to improve the overall condition of the island's infrastructure, waste and water management system, and landscape.
