16 July 2020 – Eastern local communities filed lawsuit to The Supreme Administrative Court to revoke The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) land use planning for lacking public participation and failing to protect healthy environment
Due to the implementation of Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) policy and the enactment of Eastern Special Development Zone Act 2018, large area of 3 Eastern provinces including Chonburi, Rayong and Chachoengsao were turned into industrial zone. The Eastern Special Development Zone Policy Committee (“EEC Committee”) has issued The Notification of The Eastern Special Development Zone Policy Committee on the land use planning and the infrastructure and public utilities system planning in The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) 2019 (“The EEC Land Use Planning Notification”) which regulated the new land use planning that cancel and replace all existing Town Plans in EEC. Many Land Use Plans were converted from agricultural to industrial area or enabled for industrial operation such as hazardous waste disposal plant and power plant which will severely affect people in EEC area and the environment.
