Thammanat Urges Nan River Dredging After Pua Floods

MGR Online•Politics•2d ago

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Captain Thammanat Prompow led a team to Pua District, Nan Province, to provide flood relief and called for urgent river dredging to prevent future disasters.

•Captain Thammanat Prompow and Kla Dham Party members visited Pua District, Nan Province, on August 24, 2026.
•The area suffered from flash floods and mudslides that began on August 19, 2016.
•Captain Thammanat Prompow urged the Royal Irrigation Department to accelerate water management and dredging of the Nan River.
•Proposed solutions include dredging 18 urgent points, building reservoirs, and a 24,000 million baht water diversion project.

Overview

•On August 24, 2026, Captain Thammanat Prompow and Kla Dham Party members visited Pua District, Nan Province.
•The visit occurred six days after flash floods and mudslides hit the area on August 19, 2016, damaging houses, roads, and water systems.
•Captain Thammanat Prompow mobilized resources including water trucks, backhoes, two mobile kitchens, and 1,300 water tanks to assist residents.
•Captain Thammanat Prompow requested the Royal Irrigation Department to push forward existing water management and dredging plans.
•The proposed water diversion project to bypass Nan and Wiang Sa cities spans approximately 52 kilometers with a budget of 24,000 million baht.
•A proposed flood defense wall for Nan Hospital would be approximately 1.3 kilometers long with a budget of 69 million baht.
•Captain Thammanat Prompow warned that without urgent dredging of the Nan River and its tributaries, similar flooding could recur next year.
•Captain Thammanat Prompow plans to coordinate with housing and social development agencies and the private sector to repair damaged homes.

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Key Entities

Person

Thammanat Prompow(ธรรมนัส พรหมเผ่า)

Leader of the Kla Dham Party and former Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Akara Prompow(อัครา พรหมเผ่า)

Member of Parliament for Phayao Province and member of the Kla Dham Party.

Prasit Nota(ประสิทธิ์ โนทะ)

Member of Parliament for Nan Province, District 2, and member of the Kla Dham Party.

Organization

Kla Dham Party(พรรคกล้าธรรม)

A political party led by Captain Thammanat Prompow.

Thammanat Prompow Foundation(มูลนิธิธรรมนัส พรหมเผ่า)

A foundation that provided mobile kitchens and water tanks for flood relief in Pua.

Royal Irrigation Department(กรมชลประทาน)

The government agency urged by Captain Thammanat Prompow to accelerate water management projects.

Nan Hospital(โรงพยาบาลน่าน)

A hospital for which a 69 million baht flood defense wall is proposed.

Place

Pua District(อำเภอปัว)ℹ️

A district in Nan Province affected by floods and mudslides.

Nan Province(จังหวัดน่าน)ℹ️

The province where the flood relief operations and proposed water management projects are located.

Nan River(แม่น้ำน่าน)ℹ️

A river over 300 kilometers long targeted for urgent dredging.

Sirikit Dam(เขื่อนสิริกิติ์)ℹ️

The water receiving point mentioned in the dredging plan for the Nan River.

Wiang Sa Town(เมืองเวียงสา)

A town mentioned in the context of a proposed water diversion project.