Volunteers help rebuild flood-damaged Khon Kaen road

Khon Kaen governor Somsak Jangtrakul on Sunday morning inspected the work of soldiers and defence volunteers who repaired a severely flooded and eroded road along the 3L-RMC irrigation waterway in Tambon Bung Niam of Khon Kaen’s Muang district.

The volunteers joined with provincial irrigation workers to build a temporary barrier of sandbags and Eucalyptus tree trunks to prevent flood torrents from further eroding the road.

Volunteers help rebuild flood-damaged Khon Kaen road In the next step, some 500 sheets of metal and 300 rock-filled gabion boxes will be used to repair the road, a task that should be completed in three days, Somsak said.
He added that 3,500 rai (560 hectares) of farmland in Bung Niam had so far been damaged by floods.
The province had requested that relevant government agencies provide materials to rebuild the road.

Volunteers help rebuild flood-damaged Khon Kaen road The provincial water management committee also decided on Saturday evening to lower the rate of water release from the Ubolrat Dam to 38 million cubic metres per day on Sunday afternoon.
The lower rate would prevent the Lam Nam Pong from overflowing further and therefore allow time for officials to repair the Bung Niam road and flood barriers.