Weraya O-chakull: Mukadzi munyika yemurume
Iyi inyika yemunhu, anoimba James Brown uye izvi zvinoshanda kune Dhipatimendi reNational Parks, Wildife uye Plant Conservation. Pane imwe chete yakasarudzika: mukuru weThung Yai Naresuan game reserve muKanchanaburi mukadzi: makumi mana nematatu ekuberekwa Weraya O-chakull. Iye ari kutungamira mazana maviri evarindi vanodzivirira nzvimbo ye43 miriyoni rai kubva kune vanovhima zvisiri pamutemo uye kutema miti zvisiri pamutemo.
Kwakanga kusiri kufamba zvakanaka kwese. Akawana ruremekedzo nokuti aifamba-famba sevarume, akaronga nzvimbo dzokuongorora uye airatidza kuti akanga akasimba zvakaenzana. Uyezve, akanyura mumutemo, kuitira kuti agokwanisa kuvabatsira mumatare. Asi panguva imwe cheteyo akanga akangwarira kuti asaregeredza ‘unhu hwake hwechikadzi’ hwakapfava, hwakadai sokudisa kubvumirana pane zvisina kufanira.
Zvakatanga apo mumwe murairidzi wechikoro akamuraira kuti adzidze zvemasango paKasetsart University. Mushure mekupedza kudzidza, akatamira kuPhu Kradung National Park kwaakashanda munzvimbo yevashanyi kwemakore maviri.
Mune rimwe remabasa ake anotevera, muHuay Kha Khaeng game reserve, akanga zvino ava nemakore makumi matatu, uye akanzwa nyaya yeConservationist Sueb Nakhasathien. Murume ane shungu, akabata chinzvimbo chimwechete chaagara iye zvino. Nekuda kwekuedza kwake, iyo Thung Yai Naresuan uye Huai Kha Kaeng Game Reserves vakawana Unesco World Heritage chinzvimbo muna 30.
Sueb akabudirira kurwisa kuvakwa kwe1987 megawatt dhamu panzvimbo inochengeterwa muna 580. MunaGunyana 1990, akazviuraya mushure mekunge vaviri vevarindi vesango vake vapfurwa nevavhimi. Kukangaidzika zvimwe kwakabatawo basa mukuedza kwake kudzivirira mhoteredzo yakanaka.
Mune imwe nzvimbo inochengeterwa mhuka, Phu Mieng Phu Thong, Weraya akashanda kwemakore mana. Akasunga makumi mashanu, nhamba yerekodhi yakakwana mubasa. Kuedza kwake kusingadzoreki kurwisa kuvhima zvisiri pamutemo kwakamuita kuti atyisidzirwa nerufu, mushure mezvo vakuru vake vakafunga kuti zvine hungwaru kumuendesa kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva. Mushure memwedzi gumi nemisere, imwe nzvimbo inochengeterwa mhuka uye chinzvimbo chemaneja pahofisi yedunhu zvakatevera.
Muna 2008, akatanga semubatsiri mukuru weThung Yai Naresuan uye zvino anoshanda ipapo semusoro. Sueb ndiye muenzaniso wake. Weraya anoona sekukudza kukuru kutevera tsoka dzake. Asi izvozvo zvinogadzirawo zvisungo. “Sueb ainyatsofunga,” anodaro. 'Kunyanya kutsunga. Akashanda nesimba. Zvandinoita zvingasava pamwero wakafanana, asi ndinoedza kuita zvandinogona.'
(Chinobva: Spectrum, Bangkok Post, 1 Gunyana 2013)
Photo: Mukuru weThung Yai Weraya O-chakull kuNam Chone rapids, uko kwaichimbova dhamu hombe raifanira kunge rakavakwa.
Idzi ndidzo nyaya dzandinogara ndichinyanya kuda paThailandblog, nezve kuedza kwevanhu vakasarudzika. Kare, pakanga paine chimwe chinhu nezvaSomtow, munyori uye kondakita, uye nezvaOrasom, mukadzi anodzidzisa mujeri. Munzanga chinhu chose chinotenderera pakuedza kwevanhu. Ramba wakadaro, Dick, ndiri kunakidzwa nazvo!