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Encroachers clear part of Phuket headwaters forest
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published : 19 Jan 2021 at 11:25
8 Rangers from the Forest Department examine the road illegally built up a mountain in the Bang Wad Dam watershed forest reserve in Phuket. Encroachers had cleared about 83 rai of land at the top and planted fruit trees. (Photo: Achadtaya Chuenniran)
PHUKET: Encroachers have trespassed on about 83 rai of a national forest reserve on Nak Kerd mountain, the headwater for Bang Wad Dam in Kathu district of this island resort province.
A Payak Prai team of rangers was dispatched to examine the area on Monday, after illegal activity was reported to the Forest Department.