The action can now move forward to the next stage, he said, helping those who have suffered from the mass clean-up.
V/Gov Jamroen, who has been leading the drive, said yesterday (August 20), “Many illegal structures on Phuket beaches have been taken down as officials follow the NCPO clean-up order.
“Cherng Talay once had a lot of big [illegal] restaurants, but these have all been stripped away.
Officials have received instructions to demolish any illegal structures on Patong Beach and Tritrang Beach, and have already requested owners of illegal structures along Kalim beach to demolish any that are built on public land. Officials will go after other instances of encroachment in that area.”
V/Gov Jamroen added that the provincial and local governments will assist anyone who has been affected by the clean up, offering training to help them develop new skills.
None will be allowed to reinvade the beach, he added. “We will work with local people to preserve the beaches for the public and to protect natural resources.”