Two dams to be built in Chaiyaphum: Prodprasop

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2013
Two dams to be built in Chaiyaphum: Prodprasop

Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi said on Thursday that with two dams to be built in Chaiyaphum, the northeastern provinces will be saved from future flood.

The two dams are Chi Bon and Yang Na Dee Dams, which will cost about Bt 5 billion and Bt 2.7 billion respectively. The Chi Bon Dam will be built at Nong Bua Daeng district while the Yang Na Dee Dam will be located at border of Nong Bua Rawe district and Ban Khwao district.

Both are part of the Bt350 billion water-management investment scheme. 

Plodprasop said during a visit to the flooded area in the province.