Foundation aids water supply to Koh Sarai

The money will be given to the local body on Koh Sarai in Satun’s Mueang district to pipe water from Koh Adang to Koh Lipe, as the latter lacks a tap water system and suffers from water shortage.
Officials from the Royal Irrigation Department will visit Koh Adang and Koh Lipe on Friday to survey the route for a 2.5km pipe. The survey and pipe system will be installed over the next three months, so Koh Lipe has tap water for the New Year, tambon chief Pol Snr Sgt-Major Adol Adam.
Koh Lipe covers about four square kilometres, and is home to 800 ethnic Urak Lawoi. It has 80 resorts and attracts about 800,000 tourists a year.
Satun Tourist Association president Samart Charoenrit thanked the foundation on behalf of the people of Satun for sparing tackle the island’s water shortage and recognising the importance of local tourism.