PM thanks NCPO for report on completion of Quick Win Chiang Rai mission as planned

PM thanks CPOC for reporting that Quick Win Chiang Rai mission has been completed on target, with areas to be gradually handed over to the people before the end of this month. Mr. Jirayu Huangsap, advisor to the Prime Minister and spokesman of the Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide Relief Operations or OCPR and the Forward Operation Center, revealed that Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, thanked all OCPR officers at all levels for their hard work over the past month. Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, as the Director of OCPR, reported that he has ordered all agencies to urgently restore the disaster-stricken areas to be completed by the end of this month. He also assigned Gen. Nattapol Nakphanit, Deputy Minister of Defense, as an advisor to the Forward Operation Center, to visit the area to monitor and supervise the operations to ensure that they are in accordance with the plan. Today, General Nattapol Nakphanit, Deputy Minister of Defense an d Advisor to the Forward Command Center, and Ms. Thirat Samretwanich, Deputy Minister of Interior and Director of the Forward Command Center, are still stationed in Chiang Rai Province and reported to the Cabinet meeting via video conference on the progress in the urgent phase (Quick Win), concluding that the work has been completed according to the Prime Minister's instructions. In Chiang Rai Province, 1,367 households in Muang District have been cleaned. In Mae Sai District, officials from all sectors have removed mud and cleaned 819 households. Some public areas are still being cleaned. 'Overall, all the mud has been removed from the houses, making the houses ready for people to move into. However, some houses were completely damaged and are currently undergoing structural and electrical repairs. Currently, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, various agencies, and local volunteers are working hard to return the land to the people. The CPOC meeting reported to the Prime Minister that the land can be returned by October 28,' said Mr. Jirayu.-314.-Thai Source: Thai News Agencyl