Therefore, once the proposal is submitted to the Ministry of Culture, the ministry may convene a meeting for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to give its views and discuss the principles together, or set up a subcommittee to consider it.
“The idea of proposing the Death Railway as a World Heritage Site is a welcome one because the Death Railway lies in a conservation forest area and connects with Sai Yok National Park, Thong Pha Phum National Park and on to Sangkhla Buri.
If it is elevated to World Heritage status, the benefits will be shared.
Therefore, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is ready to support the process and provide further views, but a joint area survey must be carried out to define the route to be listed and examine the significance of each area so that a map can be produced,” Athapol said.
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