Kuan Kreng Swamp Forest Destroyed, Rain Helps Put Out Fire

The Kuan Kreng peat forest fire began to subside after two waves of rain in the area, villagers insist it was caused by smuggling.

Reporters reported that it has been 4 years since the expiration of the severe peat swamp forest fire situation in the Kuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest area. Nakhon Si Thammarat province, 3 days ago, the situation of this swamp forest fire became intense again. Forest fires have spread to the peatland covering hundreds of rai. Including agricultural areas, oil palm plantations. The rubber plantations of Kreng Sub-district, Cha-uat District, the reason why the peat swamp fire has disappeared for 4 years is also because of the nature that has changed from the previous 4 years with continuous rain. While the nature in the swamp forests grow tightly to the full area, it becomes a good fire, so the forest fire has been severely confirmed that the occurrence of all human actions. The latest situation in the area, a bird’s-eye view from a drone shows that the forest fire has left a wide area of damage, leaving only about 3 large fire lines to be controlled. Because yesterday evening there was a big wave of rain, causing the situation at the same time, the forest fire officials And the power of the Tiger Fire Unit of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Department of Forestry, hastened to clear the black line, which is the edge of the forest fire line, to completely burn out and prevent further eruptions. Water is pumped from a portable pump. Any point that is far from the water source, the officials have to dig the soil to get water to use with difficulty. Mr. Sulen, a person from Moo 9, Kreng Sub-district, Cha Uat District, stated that the damage in this round occurred quickly, especially along the rubber plantations and oil palm plantations of the villagers. With the density of plants in the swamp forest, when the fire spread, there was a dense cloud of smoke for the past 4-5 days, greatly affecting the health of the villagers. The incident confirmed that it was done by human hands. However, local residents Has noted that the responsible agency’s management of the peatland may be a double-edged sword that destroys the peatland itself. Is to dig a line of canals surrounding the conservation area for the purpose of preventing clearing encroachment Instead, destroying the nature of the swamp forest, the water that used to flood in the swamp flowed in the canal until the forest area dried up. causing the balance of moisture in the forest to be noticeably lost And when a wildfire occurs, the paradox is that it pumps water heavily to feed the peatland to fight the fire line. In this observation, this villagers have called for serious education in order to solve the problem, not to put out every fire like this, and the latest in the evening, the rain has fallen again, causing officials to believe that every The point can be controlled completely.