Royal Irrigation Department wins 2 Lert Rat Awards 2026

MGR Online•General•10d ago

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The Royal Irrigation Department received two Lert Rat Awards in 2026 for its excellence in participatory and smart water management.

•The Royal Irrigation Department received two Lert Rat Awards on September 10, 2026.
•The awards were presented at the Royal Jubilee Ballroom, Challenger Hall, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani.
•The awards recognize achievements in participatory public administration and government services.

•On September 10, 2026, the Royal Irrigation Department received two Lert Rat Awards at the Royal Jubilee Ballroom, Challenger Hall, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani.
•Mr. Thanes Ditpanya, an expert in civil engineering (construction control), represented the Royal Irrigation Department to receive the awards.
•The Royal Irrigation Department won a Distinguished level award in the Participatory Public Administration category for the project "Joining Forces in Water Management, Clearing Debt, Creating Profit towards Sustainability".
•The "Joining Forces in Water Management" project by the Chi Klang Water Transmission and Maintenance Project under Irrigation Office 6 covered 23,009 rai, 2,844 households, and 16 villages.
•The use of Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in the Chi Klang project reduced accumulated electricity debts to zero and achieved 100% electricity payment in the dry season.
•The Royal Irrigation Department won a Good level award in the Government Services category for the project "Winning Over Poverty with Smart Irrigation for Sustainability".
•The Mun Bon Water Transmission and Maintenance Project under Irrigation Office 8 implemented Total Water Management using IoT, SCADA, Big Data, AI, Remote Sensing, the "RID Mee Sook" application, and Smart Farm.
•The Mun Bon project's digital integration helped reduce water loss, lower production costs, and decrease conflicts among farmers.

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Royal Irrigation Department(กรมชลประทาน)

The government agency that received two Lert Rat Awards in 2026 for water management.

Chi Klang Water Transmission and Maintenance Project(โครงการส่งน้ำและบำรุงรักษาชีกลาง)

The project under Irrigation Office 6 that won the Distinguished level award for participatory water management.

Irrigation Office 6(สำนักงานชลประทานที่ 6)

The office overseeing the Chi Klang Water Transmission and Maintenance Project.

Mun Bon Water Transmission and Maintenance Project(โครงการส่งน้ำและบำรุงรักษามูลบน)

The project under Irrigation Office 8 that won the Good level award for smart irrigation.

Irrigation Office 8(สำนักงานชลประทานที่ 8)

The office overseeing the Mun Bon Water Transmission and Maintenance Project.

Thanes Ditpanya(นายธเนศ ดิษฐปัญญา)

An expert in civil engineering (construction control) who represented the Royal Irrigation Department to receive the awards.

Nanthana Pengkham(นางสาวนันทนา เพ็งคำ)

The Director of the Administrative System Development Group who attended the award ceremony.

Royal Jubilee Ballroom, Challenger Hall, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani(ห้องรอยัล จูบิลี่ บอลรูม อาคารชาเลนเจอร์ อิมแพ็ค เมืองทองธานี)

The location where the Lert Rat Awards ceremony took place on September 10, 2026.