PUBLISHED: 26 Nov 2024 at 05: 45
According to Transport Permanent Secretary Chayatan Phromsorn, the Transport Ministry will give a detailed flood-mitigation plan to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai at a smart cabinet meeting on Friday.
He claimed that a transportation government task force convened last week to explore potential measures to protect the two northern regions from flooding and landslides.
To identify critical areas for action, the work force urged all local authorities to use data analysis tools like digital elevation models ( DEMs) to learn about the country’s topographic characteristics, transportation system maps, valley capacities, and urban place development.
The program includes a number of possible five-year implementation options, both short- and long-term.
The work force urged more regular dredging to remove sand from the town’s waterways as well as the destruction of structures that obstruct the region’s regular course of rivers and canals in an effort to address fundamental causes of floods and landslides.
Additionally, the task force demanded that more equipment be installed, effective early warning systems installed, and improved communication channels with the government to allow a quicker response in times of crisis.
The work force even discussed plans for the region’s two main river basins, the Ping River valley in Chiang Mai and the Kok and Sai river in Chiang Rai, according to Mr. Chayatan.
The Marine Department, in cooperation with local officials, has even inspected areas which need further digging and canal changes, he said.
The smart case gathering in Chiang Mai on Friday will consider the proposal.
The Thailand-Myanmar Joint Boundary Committee’s next meeting was held in Bangkok early this month to tackle issues along the Sai River.
By removing construction along the Sai and Ruak streams, both nations agreed to increase the river’s power.