Riverside residents prepare for King's flotilla
The government is calling on residents along a stretch of the Chao Phraya River to decorate their homes for His Majesty the King's upcoming tour by boat.
The King will journey from the riverside Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok on Saturday for the inauguration of five royallyinitiated irrigation projects. His boat tour will cover Koh Kret Island in Nonthaburi and include a stop at the Royal Irrigation Department in the capital’s Dusit district.
PM’s Office permanent secretary Thongthong Chandrangsu urged people along this stretch of the Chao Phraya to beautify their homes.
Royal Irrigation Department director general Lertwiroj Kowattana said his agency had almost finished the preparations for the grand ceremony to mark the occasion. He said five giant screens would project live broadcasts from the five royal irrigation projects.
“We wish to hold a big ceremony on order to show the respect and love of Thais for His Majesty. I am sure the preparations for the ceremony will be completed on time by this Friday,” Lertwiroj said.
The five royal irrigation projects the King will inaugurate are the Khundan Prakarnchon dam in Nakhon Nayok, the Kwai Noi Bamrung Dan dam in Phitsanulok, the Uthok Vibhaja Prasid barrage in Nakhon Si Thammarat, the Thorranit Narumit barrage in Nakhon Panom, and the Lampayang Phumipat diversion tunnel in Kalasin.
The five projects will help solve farmers’ waterrelated problems across the country and also help prevent drought and floods.
