New dam to address Northeast drought
The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) is building the Lam Nam Chi reservoir in Ban Khwao district of this northeastern province to help alleviate the chronic water shortage in the kingdom’s northeastern region.
Once completed, the 3.1-billion-baht reservoir will be able to hold some 70.21 million cubic metres (m³) of water — enough to water some 75,000 rai of farmland and cover household consumption for 7,556 families in both Chaiyaphum and neighbouring Khon Kaen, the government said.
Apinya Wipatayotin
