Chiang Mai group asks probe into irregularities in mega projects
Representatives of the Love Chiang Mai Network Monday asked the Office of the Auditor General to investigate alleged irregularities in Chiang Mai's 16 mega projects, including the Night Safari and the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek horticultural exhibition.
Chaiyaphan Praphasawat, director of the Community Rights Institute, said the network wanted 14 projects on the theme "Chiang Mai World" and two floodtackling schemes to be probed. The projects are worth Bt200 billion.They include the Bt1.115 billion Night Safari, the Bt600 million Elephant Park, the Bt500 million Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, a worldclass spa near the Royal Flora site and a Bt300 million aquarium inside Chiang Mai Zoo. Also on the group's list are the project to build a complex and an electrical train station near the Kruba Srivichai Monument, a worldclass amusement park, the Bt200million monorail system linking Doi Suthep to the city centre, the Bt1.450billion convention hall and the Bt300 million centre for decorative plants. Others are the Bt340 million project to build a fourlane road linking Chiang Mai city and Mae Rim, the Bt322 million scheme to build a ring road linking Hang Dong and Chiang Mai University, the resortstyle accommodation and restaurant within the zoo and the Bt1billion cable car to link Doi Suthep tourist attractions.
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