A cable car project, initially proposed in 1982 to reach the peak of a mountain at Phu Kradueng National Park in Thailand’s Loei province, may not materialise soon. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the decision will be reliant on a study due for completion in 2025.
The initial goal behind the proposed 4.4-kilometre cable car system was to boost tourism income. However, the initial environmental impact assessments conducted in 1984 and 1998 by Kasetsart University were left unutilised.
The project was revived in 2012 by the then-government of Yingluck Shinawatra and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment was tasked with conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), with a budget of 23 million baht (US$ 660,375). The project received further support in 2016 from the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, which…
