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Loei’s cable car project put on hold over environment concerns

The Phu Kradueng cable car project has been put on hold due to concerns over its impact on the surrounding environment, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan.

After a mobile cabinet meeting in Nong Bua Lamphu yesterday, Pol Gen Patcharawat said the cabinet declined to approve the budget needed to fund the new design of the long-awaited cable car at the popular tourist destination in Loei.

Without a new design, the relevant agencies cannot carry out another environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is required by law as the project’s original EIA was carried out over two decades ago.

Pol Gen Patcharawat said the ministry’s permanent secretary, Jatuporn Buruspat, has been…

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