Japanese aid for flood-prone Sing Buri area
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The government of Japan, under its "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Scheme", has provided funds amounting to Bt3.13 million for the "Preparing Equipment and Improving Skills in Order to Deal with Flooding" project in Bang Krabu
On completion of the project, the closing and handover ceremony was held last week at the Community Organisation Council office in the province’s Muang district.
The project aims to cope with flooding and reduce flood damage by improving skills and preparing equipment for an area repeatedly affected by flooding for many years.
Bang Krabue sub-district covers 10,981 rai (17.56 square kilometres) and is close to the Chao Phraya River. The area has a population of 6,365 people in 1,939 households, 80 per cent of whom earn a living by rice farming.
However, being next to the Chao Phraya, the sub-district is a flood-prone area which has been regularly damaged by flooding over the years. In particular, the flooding in 2011 caused severe damage to agricultural produce, putting 3,680 people in 1,514 households in difficulty.
The project therefore aims to bring about ways to handle and prepare equipment to deal with flooding, mitigate flood damage and lead to enchanced community development.
The main activities under the project are training on “floating gardens” to use as cultivable land in periods of flooding, holding youth camps for water-skills training, construction of knock-down bridges for transportation, and provision of a motor-powered flatboat for emergency rescue.
