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Yotsanan delivers electrical leak detection canes to DDPM

Yotsanan delivers electrical leak detection canes to DDPM

Matichon•Politics•24m ago

Reader Briefing

Deputy Prime Minister Yotsanan Wongswasdi presided over the delivery of 125 electrical leak detection canes to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

  • •Yotsanan Wongswasdi delivered 125 sets of 'Warning Cane' and 'Life-Changing Cane' innovations on November 13.
  • •The devices were developed by Uttaradit Rajabhat University and Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna.
  • •The equipment uses non-contact scanning to detect electrical leaks in water and warns users via LED lights and sound.
  • •The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation will distribute the canes to flood victims, officials, and rescue volunteers.

Overview

  • •On November 13, Yotsanan Wongswasdi presided over the delivery of innovation equipment at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
  • •The Office of Research and Innovation Acceleration for Competitiveness and Area Development (Public Organization) delivered 125 sets of 'Warning Cane' and 'Life-Changing Cane' to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
  • •The innovations were developed under the concept 'Returning home must be safe' to address losses from electrical leaks during past floods.
  • •The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation provided funding for the development of the canes to Uttaradit Rajabhat University and Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna.
  • •The 'Warning Cane' and 'Life-Changing Cane' function by scanning for electrical currents without contact and alerting users with LED lights and sound.
  • •The devices can be used to protect citizens and officials during floods and when surveying safety before returning to homes after floodwaters recede.
  • •Jeset Thaisetrot will assign the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to send the 125 sets to flood victims, officials, and rescue volunteers in risk areas.

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Key Entities

Person

Yotsanan Wongswasdi(ยศชนัน วงศ์สวัสดิ์)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.
Jeset Thaisetrot(เจเศรษฐ์ ไทยเศษรฐ์)
Deputy Minister of Interior (Interior 3) who received the innovative canes.
Supachai Patumnakul(ศุภชัย ปทุมนากุล)
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.
Nirat Pongsittithavorn(นิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)
Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Organization

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation(กระทรวงการอุดมศึกษา วิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม)ℹ️
The ministry that supported funding for the development of the electrical leak detection innovations.
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)
The agency responsible for citizen safety from disasters that received the 125 sets of canes.
Office of Research and Innovation Acceleration for Competitiveness and Area Development (Public Organization)(สำนักงานเร่งรัดการวิจัยและนวัตกรรมเพื่อเพิ่มความสามารถการแข่งขันและการพัฒนาพื้นที่ (องค์การมหาชน))
The organization that delivered the innovative canes to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
Uttaradit Rajabhat University(มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏอุตรดิตถ์)ℹ️
One of the universities that developed the electrical leak detection innovations.
Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna(มหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลล้านนา)ℹ️
One of the universities that developed the electrical leak detection innovations.
Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️
The ministry to which Deputy Minister Jeset Thaisetrot belongs.