Udon Thani Environmental Group Seeks Potash Mining Ban

The Nation reported that the Udon Thani deputy provincial governor has received a petition from environment conservation group to prevent potash mining in five tambons of Udon Thani’s Prachaksinlapakhom district.
As quoted in the market news:

A PETITION to stop the approval process for potash-mine concession was given to the Udon Thani deputy provincial governor by a local environmental group, amid concerns of a new push for potash mining approvals.

The Udon Thani environment conservation group, headed by Manee Boonrawd, gathered at Udon Thani City Hall yesterday to protest against the efforts to allow potash mining in five tambons of Udon Thani’s Prachaksinlapakhom district.The petition was received by Udon Thani deputy provincial governor Somwang Phoungbangpho. He agreed to set up a new committee to review the project with Somwang himself heading the committee.
The potash-mining project, which was proposed by Asia Pacific Potash Corp, has met with strong opposition from the local environment group, as they stated the project will take a heavy toll on the the livelihood of the locals and the environment of their hometown.

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