Controversial plan 'not just about tourism'

A Pheu Thai Party MP from Loei province said the proposed cable car to the top of Phu Kradueng is not solely intended to boost tourism, but also to support emergency operations and environmental management in the national park.

- AEKARACH SATTABURUTH

Saran Timsuwan, who represents Loei’s Constituency 3, said the government has approved a 25.7-million-baht budget for the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration to design the project and conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

He denied that the budget would be spent on other plans, such as building roads or electric trams on the mountaintop.