Work Plans for Preparation of Tak Border Area Special Economic Zone 





1. Work Plans in an Urgent Period


          1) Preparation of Infrastructure in Transportation


In the meeting of the Sub-Committee in Infrastructure and Customs under the Commission of Special Economic Development Zone Policy, chaired by the deputy of the Ministry of Transportation, held on 20 August 2014, at the Ministry of Transportation, the work plans and budget were approved for the development of the infrastructure to support the Border Special Economic Zone as follows:


            (1) The infrastructure and customs development plan operated during 2014 - 2021 is divided into infrastructure on transportation for 40 projects with the budget of 120,294.94 million Baht and infrastructure on customs for 10 projects with the budget of 5,146.87 million Baht which includes the construction of the second Maesot immigration.


            (2) The project of infrastructure on transportation, Tak Province, with the budget of 9,097 million Baht is as follows:







No.

Work Plan/Project

Operation Planning

Budget (million Baht)





1

Tanao Sri, Kor Karek Foothill Road


Distance of 46.6 kilometer

2012-2015

1,140





2

Highway No.12 Tak-Maesot,


Part 2, Distance of 13.3 kilometer

2012-2014

350





3

Highway No.12 Tak-Maesot,


Part 3, Distance of 25.5kilometer

2015

1,400





4

Highway No.12 Tak-Maesot,


Part 4, Distance of 12 kilometer

Request for amendment to use budget of 2015

1,400









 


 


          2) Water Source Procurement for Supporting Border Special Economic Zone


              People in Maesot District, Tak Province, face with the drought and flooding problems every year. During drought season, water for agriculture is lacking in Phra That Pha Daeng Sub-district, Mae Tao Sub-district and Mae Ku Sub-district. During rainy season, there is flooding in Maesot municipal area. Also, the provincial government is accelerating on the development of Border Special Economic Zone while water source for water supply is insufficient to support the economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to build a reservoir with the capacity of 13.30 cubic meters and to increase the irrigation area for 6,470 Rai in Village no.6, Ban Khun Huay Maesot, Phra That Pha Daeng Sub-district, Maesot District, Tak Province for the area of 1,068 Rai. The Royal Irrigation Department has proposed to the Royal Forest Department to utilize some area in Maesot National Conserved Forest for the construction of the upper Huay Maesot reservoir as well as set the budget to plant substitute trees under the Cabinet’s Approval on 29 January 1982. The proposal is currently under the consideration of the Royal Forest Department.


 2. Medium and Long Term Plans


          1) The area to support the Border Special Economic Zone is to be allocated. The consideration to revoke the permanent forest “Maesot Forest” according to the Cabinet’s Approval on 9 February 1982 with the area of 5,603-0-56 Rai in order to allow the provincial government to manage the utilization to develop it into One Stop Service, bonded warehouse, logistics center, industrial estate, construction site of Moei River second bridge and network, and other utilizations to support the Border Special Economic Zone further. The result of the consideration of the Sub-committee of Land Development, Tak Province, no. 1/2014 was that such area is not forest and has already been entered and used by local people.


 


          2) The Second Bridge of Moei River and Network and One Stop Service


The second bridge of Moei River is going to be at Ban Wang Ta Kien, Tha Sai Luad Sub-district, Maesot District, Tak Province. The proper route has now been decided and is under the survey and design of the details to be ready to operate immediately once receiving budget of the year 2016-2017 for 22,000 million Baht.


 


          3) Expanding Maesot Airport to connect with neighboring countries


The Department of Civil Aviation expected to receive the budget for operating Maesot Airport improvement and expansion project for 840 million Baht as normal. This project is to expand the runway of Maesot Airport from 30 meter wide and 1,500 meter long to be 45 meter wide and 2,100 meter long with the take-off/landing spot in the east side according to the aviation safety standards. The budget of 2016-2018 is 1,073.52 million Baht.


 


          4) The Development of Transportation Routes in Maesot District


          There is a project to extend the transportation routes and repairing the routes around Maesot City for several spots in order to connect the transportation to cover the Border Special Economic Zone Development Area. The budget is 1,533.57 million Baht, which will be amended to use the budget for the operation within 2015 as follows:







No.

Work Plan/Project

Budget (million Baht)





1

Ngor.3 Road combining Maesot City, Tak Province of the Department of Rural Roads

675.7





2

Ngor.2 Road combining Maesot City, Tak Province of the Department of Rural Roads

88.6





3

Kor.1 and Kor.2 Roads combining Maesot City, Tak Province of the Department of Rural Roads

197.21









 


 


          5) The Development of the Connecting Route between Phop Phra District – Um Phang District


          Myanmar entrance route from Ban Wale Nua, Wale Sub-district, Phop Phra District to Ban Nong Bua, Nong Bua Sub-district, Um Phang District for 28 kilometer is to be developed with the budget of 650 million Baht to increase the channels of trade on Myanmar border and promote tourism on a natural route. The amount of time spent for transportation from Maesot District to Um Phang District can be half of the normal route.


 


          6) Tunnel Drilling on Tak - Maesot Road (National Highway No.12)


Tak Province held a meeting of the working group in mobilizing the policy of establishing Tak Border Special Economic Development Zone on the infrastructure and customs (small group) to discuss the way of tunnel drilling on Tak - Maesot Road with Tak Provincial Governor as the chair. The meeting was attended by Deputy Governor, Heads of some official agents, a representative from the Army, and other related private organizations within the province to discuss the way of tunnel drilling on Tak - Maesot Road as well as the construction of the bridge in some areas to reduce the curving and sloping of the route. The tunnel will also be designed to be support the rail way. This is for the safety of lives and properties of people using the route and for more convenience and reduced transportation time from 60 – 90 minutes to 30 – 40 minutes as well as promoting the investment on East– West Economic Corridor (EWEC) to support AEC membership and Border Special Economic Development Zone in the near future. The Provincial Government will submit a letter to the Ministry of Transportation for the approval on this project and allocation of budget for tunnel drilling on the road and rail way of Tak – Maesot further.