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Ubon reservoir improvements part of drought-fighting strategy

By The Nation

 

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The government has earmarked Bt420 million to improve the Nong Chang Yai Reservoir in Ubon Ratchathani’s Sam Sip district amid worsening drought.

 

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sreeon was at the site on Thursday (February 6) discussing ways to combat drought, including better water management.

 

The medium-sized reservoir completed in 1954 covers 7,500 rai and can hold more than 7.6 million cubic metres of water. It’s a crucial resource for farmers and other residents of the Ban Na Di area.

 

Chalermchai blamed its current low water level on sediment and weeds, which limit capacity, and that’s what Royal Irrigation Department Office 7 wants the extra money to fix.

 

“Office 7 will expand the levee by approximately half a metre in height and 640 metres in length and install a metre-high folding weir around the spillway that can be operated by remote control,” he said. 

 

“This will increase storage capacity by approximately 5 million cubic metres. Then, in the long term in 2021-2024, Office 7 plans to build four electric pumping stations that will increase the irrigation area to 8,000 rai, plus a 16-kilometre road of rubberised asphalt around the reservoir, complete with bicycle lanes.

 

And the reservoir will be dredged to increase storage capacity again, this time by more than 10 million cubic metres.”

 

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Chalermchai said the government was “deeply concerned” about the drought situation and all agencies have been told to prepare manpower and machinery and to get people actively conserving water, while farmers should be encouraged to switch to crops that require less water.

 

“Improving the Nong Chang Yai Reservoir is part of the resource development we’re undertaking to increase storage volume threefold, from 7 million cubic metres to 23 million,” the minister said. “After it’s dredged, people will be able to make use of the site for exercise and recreation.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30381758

 

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19 hours ago, webfact said:

“After it’s dredged, people will be able to make use of the site for exercise and recreation.”

I would think after its full rather than empty.

But maybe it could be a soccer field during this drought.

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21 hours ago, webfact said:

Chalermchai blamed its current low water level on sediment and weeds, which limit capacity, and that’s what Royal Irrigation Department Office 7 wants the extra money to fix.

420 million baht for a clean-up job.... someones being taken to the cleaners that's for sure!

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1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

420 million baht for a clean-up job.... someones being taken to the cleaners that's for sure!

As usual, a part will be used to buy the new BMW and / or Mercedes for the HiSos in the area without any of the cleaners being able to comment.:post-4641-1156693976:

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14 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said:

As usual, a part will be used to buy the new BMW and / or Mercedes for the HiSos in the area without any of the cleaners being able to comment.:post-4641-1156693976:

The fat boy in the middle will be the first in the queue for any food being given out! He certainly gets his fair share of groceries! bet he doesn't pay his share of the bill!

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Can somebody please educate me as to the significance of all the scarves they are wearing around their rather large waists, I believe the faux PM does the same ?? 

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Whenever you suspect they are not telling the whole truth here, you are generally not going to be disappointed with your assumption! This reservoir is over half full, more than enough for the dry season! lots more areas where the money could be put tp better use IMO!

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13 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

Can somebody please educate me as to the significance of all the scarves they are wearing around their rather large waists, I believe the faux PM does the same ?? 

I have asked this question of my wife, answer was its Thai/Kymer traditional clothing from another era when they didn't wear so many clothes so it was handy for covering up, called i believe, a "chong kraben".

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if they dreged first and got rid of sediment treated it and used for ferteliser  then to jobs 1 time  now they build higher but dont clean 

like most levys rubbih tips it will never change

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