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Residents around Suvarnabhumi airport accept deal on noise problem

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Residents around Suvarnabhumi airport who have affected by noise pollution have reached a tentative deal with Airport of Thailand aviation authorities following talks on Tuesday.

Prasert Boonkaew, a key protester and representative of noise pollution victims, said after emerging from talks with Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen that he was satisfied with promises made by the minister to follow up on the progress of noise mitigation schemes and financial compensation owed to affected residents.

The residents also agreed with plans to set up a special committee to deal with this problem in particular.

Meanwhile, key leaders of the group warned residents not to release balloons in a bid to disrupt air traffic following the compromise deal. The threat was made by the noise pollution victims before an emergency meeting was held in the case that their demands were not met by aviation authorities.

Authorities are keeping a close eye on suspicious activities taking place around Suvarnabhumi airport which may be linked to those wishing to cause a public disturbance. (Bkk Post)



Transport panel will negotiate with residents affected by aircraft noise

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

The Transport Ministry will form a tripartite committee to negotiate with residents affected by noise pollution caused by aircraft taking off and landing at Suvarnabhumi airport. Deputy Transport Minister Sansern Wongcha-um said the committee will comprise residents, the Airports of Thailand and the Transport Ministry and a team of lawyers.

The panel will act as a go-between in negotiating with residents for solutions, he said.

The panel was seen as a move to appease residents who threatened to block entrances to the airport today in protest at the sluggish mitigation process.

He said he would take the proposal to a joint meeting of the ministry and the Airports of Thailand tomorrow.

The meeting will assess the operations of Suvarnabhumi airport which will mark its first anniversary on Sept 29, 2007.

Educational institutions or other agencies will be hired to find out exactly how many people have been afflicted by aircraft noise. A team of psychiatrists will also be sent to help residents.

Mr Sansern said the process of providing assistance to residents had been slow because residents suffering from the noise pollution had outnumbered officials assigned to negotiate with them.

There were currently only five Airports of Thailand officials engaged in holding talks with residents, he said, adding that the state had struck deals with only nine residents so far.

He also attributed the slow progress to the lack of clear information on noise levels around the airport and the precise number of residents suffering from noise pollution.

Mr Sansern said he had floated the idea of the three-party panel to residents and they agreed with the proposal.

He told the Airports of Thailand to take steps to buy strips of land at both ends of the airport for development for aviation-related business, since those areas are unfit for human settlement, he said.



Cabinet cancels Suvarnabhumi metropolis project

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Military-installed cabinet accepted the Interior Ministry’s request to withdraw the draft bill on the proposed establishment of a special administrative zone around Suvarnabhumi airport from scrutiny by the Council of State.

The move comes because it was the Thaksin government-initiated project and was blasted in a series of recent polls conducted by the military installed’s ministry.

Deputy military’s government spokeswoman Netpreeya Chumchaiyo said the request was accepted after the ministry forwarded the findings and recommendations of a series of surveys on the draft bill.

The ministry has also suggested that the government set up an organisation in the form of a land development panel to coordinate with state-run agencies involved in the development of this specific area ( around Suvarnabhumi Airport ).

She said it was still too early to say whether the government would approve or disapprove the bill.

If the Interior Ministry continued to push for it, then it would have to be thoroughly reviewed and amended before being returned to the cabinet for reconsideration, she said.



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