Bangkok, “Suriya” brainstorms opinions from “Transportation” agencies in a seminar to determine the direction. ‘Driving transportation policy for the prosperity of the people’ in 2024 – 2025, pushing the Quick Win policy forward for 72 important projects.
Mr. Suriya Juangroongruangkit Minister of Transport Chairing the opening of the meeting Workshop ‘Driving transport policy for the prosperity of the people’ in 2024 and 2025 by the Ministry of Transport A workshop or workshop on driving transportation policy for the happiness of the people in 2024 and 2025 was held between 24-26 January and 29 January 2024 for agencies under the Ministry of Transport to apply the policies of Minister of Transport and Deputy Minister of Transport which was given on September 14, 2023 according to the principle of “Transportation for the prosperity of the people” as well as the government policy that Prime Minister Mr. Settha Thavisin has given for the preparation of the annual budget for 2024 – 2025. It is an action plan or
Action Plan which will make all policies have concrete practical results. It is considered an extremely important activity.
For the preparation of the Action Plan, all agencies will join together to brainstorm opinions throughout the workshop and are asked to emphasize pushing for the Quick Win 2024 and 2025 policies in the 72 important projects that the Ministry of Transport has announced to the public to accept. In addition, all agencies are requested to consider the Prime Minister’s policies related to the Ministry of Transport, especially the following matters:
1. Policy to push Thailand to be a regional aviation hub
. 2. Integrate infrastructure development plans with routes in Mekong Subregion and Southern China (Thailand – Lao PDR – China Railway), EEC project and other special economic zones.
3. Give importance to the Land Bridge project. Opening the doors for trade on both sides of the ocean in the south
. However, over a period of more than 3 months, myself and the two Deputy Ministers of Trans
port came to work at the Ministry of Transport. We received very good cooperation from every department. He is therefore very confident that the results from this workshop will lead to an effective Action Plan and push the policies of the government and the Ministry of Transport to have concrete practical results. with the benefit of the people and the country being the main thing
For today’s seminar, there is an expectation that all agencies will expedite and integrate projects that will be implemented in 2024, including jointly considering determining new projects that will be implemented in 2025 according to their missions and modes of operation. Transport in every dimension and emphasize that all agencies have presented the budget framework that will be used for investment. Separated by source of money Benefits that people will receive and operational plans from the beginning until construction is completed. When images of the work that has been carried out over the past 99 days are combined with the res
ults from this workshop, it will give the public a clear picture of the direction of the development of the transportation network in the future. which can be tangible and can bring about concrete success which will bring prosperity and happiness to the Thai people in every region of the country. He will come to listen to the Action Plan and summarize the results of the seminar from all agencies on January 29, 2024 and will announce the results of the workshop to the mass media. In order to help publicize it for the people to know further.
In addition, as for the progress of the Land Bridge project, At this time, the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has received budget allocation for 2024 and is currently in the process of drafting the scope of work and hiring consultants. The initial investment in Phase 1 has an investment value of over 522,000 million baht. The operating period is 5 years, with a construction plan for 2025 and the first phase of service will be able to be opened in
2030.
As for the visit to Ranong Province During the traveling Cabinet meeting yesterday, Mr. Suriya said that the Prime Minister had given importance to the villagers affected by the Land Bridge project. which must be seen How many rai of land must be expropriated? How are the villagers affected? And how will the villagers be compensated? This is because some families do not have land rights documents and are afraid they will not receive the expropriation fee. Some families grow durian and have an income of 2 million baht per year from selling durian. You have to go and look at it to ensure fairness to both sides. Because the government must pay for the expropriation of all land to the villagers.
Source: Thai News Agency