Bangkok, D-Day 29 Apr. send cadmium waste back to landfill, first trip 270 tons "Pimpattra" goes to Samut Sakhon area. Control the work site by yourself Emphasizing that it must be safe and up to standard throughout the route. Today (April 27) Ms. Pimpatra Wichaikul said that the Ministry of Industry Approve the cadmium waste transport plan proposed by Bound and Beyond PCL. It is scheduled to begin transporting cadmium waste from the JandB Metal Samut Sakhon factory and the Thai Metal Wheel factory in Bangkok on the evening of Monday, April 29, according to the guidelines and methods of the steering committee. and the working group for transporting cadmium waste and zinc waste, according to which JandB Samut Sakhon Company will begin transporting the first trip with 4 flat-end trailers, able to carry a total of 80 bags, with a total weight of 120 tons, and at the Metal Wheel Company Thailand Bangkok will use 6 10-wheel trailers to transport 100 bags of waste, total weight 150 tons. Every vehicle will be ins pected for safety. In order to prevent leakage of cadmium waste before departure, after that, the remaining nearly 12,800 tons will gradually be transported from Samut Sakhon and Chonburi every day. Using 30 prepared transportation vehicles until June 17, 2024, all cadmium waste will be stored at the warehouse. Bound and Beyond, Tak Province, waiting for the repair of landfill pond no. 5 to be completed. Then take all the waste to landfill. and close the pond by September 30, 2024 The Minister of Industry also said that the Cadmium Waste Transport Steering Committee We have been rehearsing the understanding of all parties throughout this week. Both in the part Department of Industrial Works Department of Primary Industries and Mines Samut Sakhon and Chonburi Provincial Industrial Office, Bound and Beyond PCL. JandB Metal Co., Ltd. and Transportation Company For the readiness of Bound and Beyond's waiting station in Tak Province Which has an area of ??2,200 square meters and can accommodate more than 14,000 t ons of cadmium waste. Currently, the floor has been leveled with laterite soil 30 centimeters high and covered with synthetic clay sheets. (Geosynthetic Clay Liner) for waterproofing, as well as preparing drainage ditches, water pumps, and ponds to receive rainwater. and covering materials finished As for 30 cadmium waste transport vehicles, they are already preparing to register with the Department of Industrial Works. The transportation monitoring system and sampling inspection (Manifest) from origin to destination have also been completed. 'I have also asked all relevant teams. Prepare procedures, routes (Routing) and a list of people responsible for all moving and inspections. For use in supervising operations to be up to standard. As well as having to prepare an emergency backup plan. So that the moving process is not interrupted. It is safe. and build confidence among the people,' said the Minister of Industry. Ms. Pimpatra also said that on the afternoon of Sunday, April 28, she had assigned the Perm anent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry to lead a team to rehearse the process of loading cadmium sludge bags onto trucks in the Thai Metal Wheel Factory area, Bang Sue, Bangkok, which would be done within the area boundaries. The factory is a closed building. No bags of cadmium sludge are taken outside the factory area. And there has been no transportation to other areas at all. In this regard, Ms. Pimphattra will travel to inspect the moving process themselves at JandB Metal Company on the afternoon of Monday, April 29. The first convoy from Samut Sakhon and Bangkok will leave the appointed point together at 7:00 p.m., led by the police. highway and is expected to reach its destination in Tak Province In the early morning of April 30. Source: Thai News Agency