Lop Buri to get Bt330mn for flood, water control
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The government will spend Bt330 million on at least 25 projects in Lop Buri this fiscal year to minimise flooding and the risk of watershortages.
Together, the projects will hold 600,000 cubic metres of water.
Last year, the huge amount of runoff water from the upper part of the country overwhelmed available waterways and severe flooding raged across many provinces. By contrast, in the dry season, water shortage was a concern.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been on tour to many provinces this week, as her government explores ways to better manage water issues. She was in Lop Buri yesterday.
Lop Buri Governor Chatchai Promlert briefed Yingluck about the water situation in the provinces and planned projects.
Apart from the 25 projects to be implemented this year, the Water Resources Department will also spend Bt370million on 151 other projects between 2013 and 2016 fiscal years. These projects anticipate a waterholding capacity of 2.65 million cubic metres.
Phichit Governor Suwit Watcharotayangkoon yesterday convened an urgent meeting of district chiefs and representatives from relevant agencies to inform them of budgetary allocations by the Yingluck Cabinet during its ongoing tour.
According to Suwit, the Cabinet approved a Bt187million budget for operations to dredge canals in nine districts. “We have to complete the dredging operation by April,” he said.
