Cabinet Monitors Hat Yai Flood Prevention Systems

Khaosod•Economy•19d ago

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The Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives inspected integrated flood prevention systems in Hat Yai City Municipality.

•Anutin Charnvirakul and Suriya Juirungruangkit visited the Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project in Songkhla Province.
•Hat Yai City Municipality plans to increase the water storage capacity of the Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project by 250,000 cubic meters.
•The Khlong Toey drainage efficiency project Phase 1 aims to increase drainage rates from 160 to 250 cubic meters per second.
•The Royal Irrigation Department has been assigned to integrate work with Hat Yai City Municipality.

•Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Suriya Juirungruangkit visited the Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project in Kho Hong Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province.
•Hat Yai City Municipality has planned projects to increase water storage, retention, and drainage efficiency to reduce flood impacts in urban areas.
•The Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project plans to increase storage capacity by 250,000 cubic meters from the original 530,000 cubic meters, covering 103 communities.
•The Khlong Toey drainage efficiency project Phase 1 will increase the drainage rate from 160 to 250 cubic meters per second.
•The Khlong Toey drainage project will increase drainage capacity at the end of the canal from 63 to 91 cubic meters per second.
•The projects by Hat Yai City Municipality are intended to reduce flood risks for citizens, communities, and economic areas in Hat Yai city.
•Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Suriya Juirungruangkit assigned the Royal Irrigation Department to integrate operations with Hat Yai City Municipality.
•The Royal Irrigation Department will prepare machinery and tools to support the implementation of water management operations.

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Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who inspected flood prevention systems in Hat Yai.

Suriya Juirungruangkit(สุริยะ จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ)

The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives who accompanied the Prime Minister to monitor flood prevention systems.

Hat Yai City Municipality(เทศบาลนครหาดใหญ่)

The local government body implementing water management projects to prevent flooding in Hat Yai.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives(กระทรวงเกษตรและสหกรณ์)

The ministry responsible for assigning the Royal Irrigation Department to support water management in Hat Yai.

Royal Irrigation Department(กรมชลประทาน)

The agency assigned to integrate work with Hat Yai City Municipality and provide machinery for water management.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry headed by Anutin Charnvirakul.

Hat Yai City(นครหาดใหญ่)

The urban area where the flood prevention and management systems are being implemented.

Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek Project(โครงการแก้มลิงคลองเรียน)

A water retention project located in Kho Hong Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province.

Kho Hong Subdistrict(ตำบลคอหงส์)

The location of the Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project.

Hat Yai District(อำเภอหาดใหญ่)ℹ️

The district in Songkhla Province where the flood prevention inspections took place.

Songkhla Province(จังหวัดสงขลา)ℹ️

The province where Hat Yai City and the Khlong Rian Monkey Cheek project are located.

Khlong Toey(คลองเตย)

The canal subject to a drainage efficiency improvement project.