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Protected areas and wetlands are normally well maintained.
• Sup Lanka Wildlife Sanctuary is home to both wild animal and plant habitat. The
natural ecosystem is recognized for its biodiversity value. Tourism at Sub Lanka is
not very significant. The flood has affected both the natural assets as well as
built assets. The value of damage includes rehabilitation of natural assets such as
animal breeding programs, clean up activities and reconstruction of roads.
• Bueng Boraphet is a wetland located in Nakhon Sawan province. Bueng Boraphet
is classified as a non-hunting area covering an area of 106 square kilometers. The
ecosystem of this wetland comprises of 15 types of amphibian, 49 types of reptile,
306 types of bird and 15 types of mammal. Aside from its ecological properties,
Bueng Boraphet serves as an important recreational site for Nakhon Sawan
residents and visitors.
• The Pasak Cholasit Dam non-hunting area is located at the Pasak Watershed.
Although there are a small number of visitors, this non-hunting area serves as an
ecosystem for wild animals. Flooding tends to have little impact on wild animals as
they are able to adapt to water runoff rather well. However, there is a small clean
up cost after the flood.
Damage and Losses 134
The damage and loss assessment shows that the 2011 flood has generated a total of THB
375 million in terms of damage, 87 percent of which was damage caused to the industrial
waste management sector. The estimates are based mostly on damage to infrastructure
and equipment in the waste management sector and biodiversity conservation effort,
including built assets such as roads and offices, while natural assets such as wildlife and
plant species are able to withstand the floodwaters. (See Table 68)
Municipal Solid Waste
Biodiversity
Industrial Waste
TOTAL
Public Private Total
34
-
34
13
-
13
-
328
328
47
328
375
Table 68: Environment
sector – Damage in Thai
baht, millions
All affected industrial estates have sufficient wastewater and solid waste treatment
facilities that have sustained major losses during the flood. A complete assessment is
unavailable due to the fact that several industrial estates were still inundated at the time
of writing the report. For example, the Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate has solid waste
treatment facilities using Pyrolytic Incinerators capable of handling 27 tons of solid waste
per day. The wastewater is treated by activated sludge with a fixed film or biodisc, using
an activated sludge system with super dissolved oxygen and a finishing pond. The treated
wastewater is then released into nearby streams. The system has a capacity of 18,000
134 The study team made field visits to four natural resource sites: 1) Ta Chin River Delta at Samut Sakhon province, 2)
Bueng Boraphet Wetland at Nakhon Sawan province, 3) Pasak Cholasit Dam Non-Hunting Area at Lop Buri province, 4)
Sup Lanka Wildlife Sanctuary at Lop Buri province, and 5) Bang Pa-in Industrial Estate, Ayuthaya province. During the
field visits, the study team observed ecological sites and interviewed local government officials. Secondary data is used to
assess the damage, losses and needs from industrial waste and possible hazardous waste contamination at Ayuthaya and
Pathum Thani provinces.
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