Bangkok, The public hearing on the improvement of the boundary of Thap Lan National Park has the highest number of participants in history. In the online hearing, 95.2% disagreed and 4.8% agreed, which is contrary to the public hearing in the area where the number of people agreed was higher than disagreed. The hearing on the improvement of the boundary of Thap Lan National Park was completed at 24.00 hrs. The improvement of the boundary is in accordance with the Cabinet resolution on March 14, 2023, which will cut 265,000 rai of community land from Thap Lan National Park. This was in line with the previous government's policy, which stated that it was to solve the problem of people suffering from overlapping state land boundaries. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will hold a hearing on the public's opinions before preparing a map attached to the Royal Decree announcing the new boundary of Thap Lan National Park. The results of the online feedback survey conducted from 28 J une - 12 July 2024, for 15 days, received 947,107 comments, divided into: - Disagree 901,892 people, or 95.2% - 45,215 people agreed, or 4.8%. Previously, there was a meeting to receive opinions in Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachin Buri provinces on July 4 and 5, 2024, which had the following results: July 4, 2024 - 49 people agree. - 16 people disagree. July 5, 2024 - 324 people agree. - 50 people disagree. - 8 people did not comment. Mr. Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, Director of the National Park Office, Department of National Parks, said that on behalf of the forest rangers, I would like to thank the people who trust us and thank you for every vote given to the forest and wildlife. Thank you for adhering to the truth. Everyone has forest and wildlife resources to protect, so it is very important to do it for the environment and for the future of the nation, including the future of the next generation. As forest guardians, we will take good care of forest areas, wildlife and people in conservation forest areas. Mr. Chaiwat also said that this public hearing had a record number of people expressing their opinions on various government measures, especially the disapproval votes, which were overwhelmingly against the Cabinet resolution on March 14, 2023. He believes that the Cabinet will definitely review the results of the objections. . Source: Thai News Agency