DRR restores roads and clears mud in Nan Province

MGR Online•Economy•3d ago

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The Department of Rural Roads is mobilizing personnel and machinery to restore roads and assist residents in Nan Province after flooding.

•The Department of Rural Roads (DRR) is deploying staff and machinery to clean and restore roads in Nan Province.
•Director General Pichit Hunsi announced the mobilization on August 23, 2026.
•The operation includes cleaning mud from roads and providing water to citizens for cleaning homes.
•DRR teams are surveying bridge and road structures to plan both immediate and long-term repairs.

•Director General Pichit Hunsi of the Department of Rural Roads ordered northern and central agencies to mobilize personnel and machinery to restore roads in Nan Province.
•On August 23, 2026, the Department of Rural Roads continued deploying resources from the Rural Roads Office 17 (Chiang Rai) and affiliated rural road districts.
•The Department of Rural Roads utilized the Bureau of Mechanical and Communications and the Bureau of Road Maintenance to plan repairs and restoration in Nan Province.
•Restoration efforts include Rural Road NN.3019, from the Highway 101 intersection (km 372+693) to Ban Mongkhon Charoen Suk in Phu Phiang District, Nan Province.
•The Department of Rural Roads distributed water for cleaning homes and used dump trucks to remove damaged materials, waste, and mud from affected areas.
•The Department of Rural Roads has dispatched teams to survey bridge and road structures immediately after water levels receded to implement initial repairs.
•The Department of Rural Roads will evaluate the situation to develop a long-term restoration and repair plan.
•Citizens can report flood incidents or request assistance via the Department of Rural Roads hotline 1146.

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Department of Rural Roads(กรมทางหลวงชนบท)ℹ️

The agency responsible for mobilizing personnel and machinery to restore roads in Nan Province.

Rural Roads Office 17 (Chiang Rai)(สำนักงานทางหลวงชนบทที่ 17 (เชียงราย))

A regional office providing personnel and machinery for the restoration in Nan Province.

Bureau of Mechanical and Communications(สำนักเครื่องกลและสื่อสาร)

A central bureau of the Department of Rural Roads supporting road repair planning.

Bureau of Road Maintenance(สำนักบำรุงทาง)

A central bureau of the Department of Rural Roads supporting road restoration in Nan Province.

Pichit Hunsi(พิชิต หุ่นศิริ)

The Director General of the Department of Rural Roads.

Nan Province(จังหวัดน่าน)ℹ️

The location where flooding occurred and where road restoration is taking place.

Rural Road NN.3019(ถนนทางหลวงชนบทสาย นน.3019)

A specific road being restored, extending from Highway 101 to Ban Mongkhon Charoen Suk.

Phu Phiang District(อำเภอภูเพียง)ℹ️

The district in Nan Province where Rural Road NN.3019 is located.

Ban Mongkhon Charoen Suk(บ้านมงคลเจริญสุข)

A village location connected by Rural Road NN.3019 in Nan Province.