The “Vice Minister of the Interior” explains that the House of Representatives is rushing to provide aid to the “flood victims” in Chiang Rai and plans to expand the use of free electricity.

In the Parliament at a meeting of the House of Representatives with Mr. Paradorn Prisana Nanthakul The Second Vice President of the Council chairs the meeting. Live Q&A program

Mr. Natthaphong Ruangpanyawut List of MPs and People’s Party leader Ask the Prime Minister about emergency aid for flood victims. He also said that when he visited the area, he found that there were cases of relief for flood victims. without collecting water fees Electricity bill only for September I want the duration of assistance to be extended to more than 1 month, paying compensation for house repairs in case of serious damage, a maximum of 230,000 baht, paying compensation for floods. 5,000-9,000 baht According to the length of time it was flooded There are complicated steps. You will have to wait 90 days to receive compensation. We want to speed up this process quickly.

“The government is negotiating with banks to suspend debt repayment. both principal and interest for people Including local budget support to pay compensation to help disaster victims in another way. In addition to compensation from the government In addition I would like to know Will the government have measures to deal with the risk of storm Zurich today. How about this September 19-23? How is the emergency notification system going? And is the dress rehearsal of the incident response plan such that people and equipment are ready and implemented or not?”, asked Mr. Natthaphong.

side Mrs. Teerarat Samretwanit Deputy Interior Minister explained on behalf of the Prime Minister that the government has urgent measures to help the population immediately. In the case of non-collection of electricity bills for flood victims in September It will evaluate based on the real situation. If there is still a serious problem People have not yet recovered. The measures can be expanded.

“The government is not complacent in easing the burden of the people. As for the compensation money 5,000-9,000 baht It takes 90 days to pay, which is a period of time according to the government process, which should not exceed 90 days, but will definitely speed up the payment before that, Mrs. Pae Thongthan Shinawatra, the Prime Minister concerned and wants the relief to be provided as quickly as possible. To make people as satisfied as possible,” explained Mrs. Teerarat.

Ms. Teerarat further explained this for the emergency warning system In the past, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DPWD), Ministry of the Interior There is a connection between them. Currently, the Department of Public Health is purchasing and installing an emergency warning system. To send a notification message to the Ministry of DE Completion is scheduled for mid-2025. However, I admit that it is slow. But it is necessary to understand the operational process of the operational department that must be carried out correctly at each stage according to government regulations.

“We will try to move faster. so that by mid-2025 there will be an emergency warning system used to warn of disasters in the area of ​​the incident. Please have faith in the government Current warning system Everyone, whether they have a mobile phone or not, will receive equal warnings about natural disasters,” Ms. Teerarat explained.