Ubon Ratchathani, The Prime Minister and his team visited Ubon Ratchathani Province to follow up on the problem-solving for the people and listen to the problems of water management in order to solve the problem of flooding. He said that this government is working together as one.
The second point of the inspection of the northeastern region by Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, with Mr. Suriya. Therefore, Rungruangkit Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Capt. Thammanat Phromphao, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security: Mr. Kriang Kaltinan, Minister of Interior, Mrs. Monporn Charoensri, Deputy Minister of Transport, Mr. Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, and local MPs participated in the campaign. area too
At the second point, the Prime Minister and his entourage traveled to the Ban Phueng Ok Community
Hall, Non Phueng Subdistrict, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Upon arrival, the Prime Minister greeted the people who came to welcome him and bought lottery tickets from vendors after complaining that sales were not good recently. The Prime Minister was going to buy number 27, which matched his car’s license plate number, but it turned out that the stall did not have any, so he asked his team to manage it, stating that they could choose any number because they trusted him.
Then listen to problems in water management. To solve the problem of flooding Especially at Huai Nam Jang It is a small creek, 8 meters wide and 6 kilometers long, which currently has a shallow problem. During the dry season, water cannot be stored. And during the flood season, there will be runoff from Huai Lam Pub that flows from Samrong District, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Resulting in flooding in some years. Therefore, there is an urgent need to take action to solve the problem. To prepare to prevent flooding that ma
y occur in the future.
The Royal Irrigation Department and the Land Development Department, through local agencies including the Ubon Ratchathani Irrigation Project and the Ubon Ratchathani Land Development Station, have jointly developed a project plan to dredge streams to create monkey cheeks, water storage areas, and water distribution systems to solve the problem. Today, 16 additional projects will be proposed, with a budget of 410 million baht.
The Prime Minister asked about the amount and situation of water this year in Ubon Ratchathani. Will it be more than last year? and emphasized that last year the water did not flood. This year the water must not flood, while Capt. Thammanat confirmed that this year it can handle it.
The Prime Minister then gave 120,000 fish to farmer representatives and gave cattle breeds for agriculture along with grass breeds.
The Prime Minister addressed the people He introduced the ministers who participated in the area. of which there are many Ready to state that everyone
‘s names are mentioned because it shows the unity of this government. There are ministers and deputy prime ministers from every party, not just Pheu Thai alone. Those who come today see the importance of the problems of Ubon Ratchathani brothers and sisters in every dimension, whether it be farmers’ problems. Including the problem of water, it is the biggest issue for Ubon Ratchathani residents regarding roads. In the morning, we went to see road construction. to reduce accidents Make traffic flow more smoothly. And yesterday I looked at culture. Tourism, candle casting, candle procession If possible, I will come back again on July 20-21. I understand that this is a very big tradition. There are hundreds of thousands of people. And there are foreigners also. Therefore, we would like to support it as an important landmark of tourism in Thailand. which caused the pride of Ubon Ratchathani people
The Prime Minister also mentioned the drug problem, saying that the government has been seriously pushing forward. Y
esterday, he traveled to Roi Et Province and will make it a white province by the end of September. He will use the policies and working principles to make Ubon Ratchathani a white province in the future.
Another important thing about coming here, which I have been here twice already, during this time I have talked with Lt. Col. Thammanat and Mr. Anutin about the floods that have flooded over and over again, the drought in Ubon Ratchathani Province and all the provinces in the lower northeastern region. We know that if there is flooding and drought, the economy will not be good, our people will suffer, and the government will waste the budget unnecessarily. Today we have short-term, medium-term, and long-term policies that are comprehensive, so that Ubon Ratchathani Province and the lower northeastern region will not be flooded or droughted forever. Last year was the first year in many that the amount of water did not flood. If there was flooding, it was less than in other years. It was also the first year t
hat we did not just come to spend money, but also to care.
After that, the Prime Minister and his delegation traveled to Kantharalak District Office, Nam Om Subdistrict, Sisaket Province, to chair a meeting to follow up on drug issues. and problems of flooding and drought in the area of ??Sisaket Province.
Source: Thai News Agency