The Industry Ministry has been assigned by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to set up a subcommittee for the restoration of the seven industrial estates ravaged by flooding in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces.
Industry Minister Wannarat Channukul said a meeting would be held this afternoon to discuss the matter at the Ayutthaya city hall.
The meeting would also be attended by Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na Ranong, the governor of Ayutthaya, and the managements of the seven industrial estates.
Mr Wannarat said in the initial stage an additional 350 water pumps would be installed at the industrial estates to pump out the water. Reconstruction was expected to begin in 45 days.
"We will first pump the water out, because the machinery at some factories can be repaired and put back in operation.
"For factories which need to buy replacements, import taxes will be reduced. In the event foreign experts must be brought in, we will facilitate the process of acquiring an entry visa," he said.
The industry minister believed eight threatened industrial estates in the east, including Bang Chan, Bang Pu, and Lat Krabang, would be safe from flooding.
He said the prime minister had signed in approval of adjustments to tax privileges to promote investment at the affected industrial estates.
The measure was expected to be tabled for the Board of Investment to consider this week, he said.
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