Tasanee: 'No plan to harm environment'A local activist is asking the government to set aside prime agricultural plots known as "red-yolk" plots to reduce the environmental impact of the regime's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor Project (EEC). Mr Sarayoot is not the only local farmer to grow rice and practice seasonal aquaculture on the fertile plains. Mr Sarayoot said the Khlong Luang plain must be protected as it has been legally-designated as a prime and protected agricultural area. "Khao Din is known for its fragrant strains of rice that are well-loved by farmers in other provinces," he added. Tasanee Kiatpatraporn, deputy secretary-general of the EEC office, said industrial estates are required to conduct EIAs.

Source: Bangkok Post May 19, 2019 23:03 UTC