A disabled made a long journey on a hand-operated tricycle, from his hometown in Sukhothai province to Bangkok, to claim his disability allowance from the Comptroller Department.
Monthon Petchsang, 48, a resident of Mae Sa sub-district, Si Satchanalai district, lost both legs in a fall from the sixth floor of a building in 2014.
He started his journey about three weeks ago and had covered a distance of about 400km when he arrived in Ang Thong province. He was spotted by a voluntary rescue unit on Sunday, as he was travelling along the Asian highway. He was given a lift to the Chaiyo police station at about 11pm to rest.
A police officer asked him where he was going and was told of his plan to claim his 800-baht monthly disability allowance in Bangkok, which he received after his accident until 2020, when the payments suddenly stopped.
He said that he does not have an ID card and, therefore, has to personally identify himself at the department in order to claim the allowance due to him. The police offered him a night’s stay at the police station, but he declined because he wanted to continue his journey. Police gave him drinking water and some snacks for the journey.
Having learned about Monthon’s difficulties, Thivaporn Phasuk, deputy director-general of the Comptroller Department, ordered her officials in Ayutthaya to coordinate with officials of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to bring the man to the department’s office to check his records and to solve his problem.
Monthon arrived in Ayutthaya this morning.
