Plan for 78th province gets some backing
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A local politician has fiercely defended the plan to set up a new province comprising Nakhon Ratchasima's eight districts.
“The plan has already won enough ‘yes’ votes from the Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organisation Council,” Somchai Pinyo said yesterday.
He is the councillor of Kaeng Sanam Nang district, which will become part of Bua Yai province should the plan go ahead. Nakhon Ratchasima province is comprised of more than 20 districts.
Somchai said his district office was about 130 kilometres from the provincial City Hall and top officials rarely visited people in his area.
However, many Nakhon Ratchasima residents are not happy about the plan and provincial governor Thongchai Lue-adun yesterday instructed officials under his supervision to make no comments on the issue.
If Bua Yai province is really established, it will become Thailand’s 78th province.
