Prayut kicks off celebration of 70th anniversary of throne accession
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Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha Wednesday kicked off the cerebration opening Klong Bang Song Roi canal in Ratchaburi province as a part of 70th anniversary accession to the throne water preservation project.
Initiated by the Defence Ministry, seven of 20.6 kilometre long canal was dredged by the military engineer department to be completed by next month. It could distribute 803,000 cubic meters to 26,000 rai of farm in the province. It could distribute 1.8 million cubic meter to cover 76,000 farming rai when the dredging work completed in the near future.
The canal was one of 54 projects in 17 provinces to improve water sources and resources for farming in areas which irrigation system does not cover. The ministry also spent more than Bt 1.5 billion to develop or improve 1,546 small reservoir to store fresh water for local consumption in 68 provinces in accordance with royal guidance.
“What we are doing is to dedicate to Their Majesties the King and the Queen. The monarchy institution is the precious for the Kingdom. The monarchy has lasted together with the country for long time. All government has the obligation to develop the country to be compatible with the changing world for maximum interest of the people,” Prime Minister Prayut said.
