Senators support special admin call
GEN LERTRAT RATAnavanich, Chair of the Senate Local Government Committee, has pledged his support for Phuket to become designated as a Special Administration Area.
The confirmation of Gen Lertrat’s support for Phuket’s transformation into a Special Administration Area came through an official report of his study visit to Phuket last Friday (Mar 22).
“The Senate Local Government Committee visited Phuket Province and agreed that Phuket Province is a special form of government,” said the report.
Gen Lertrat and his delegation of committee members attended a meeting joined by Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat and other members of the Phuket Provincial Office Executive Committee.
Also joining the briefing was Kreetha Chotiwitpipat, Mayor of Wichit, who presented an explanation of the problems that local officials were hindered in addressing due to current bureaucratic obstacles.
In short, Mayor Kreetha proposed that the Senate committee drive Phuket to have a special form of government.
“Like Bangkok and Pattaya, Phuket is a world-class tourist city. Each year, many tourists come to Phuket, which generates a huge income, but when the budget was withheld, it is not enough for development,” he said.
“The most pressing problem in Phuket is traffic, along with garbage disposal problems, water management problems, mass transit system problems… This in turn affects building confidence and safety in tourism, and soon,” Mayor Jreetha said.
“If Phuket province is governed in a special administrative form, it will be able to solve various problems leading to sustainable tourism,” he said plainly.
The Phuket News