Kanchanaburi: The Prime Minister visited the groundwater drilling site and drank Lao Khwan mineral water. The Prime Minister inspected the government and visited two groundwater projects to solve the drought problem in Kanchanaburi Province to help alleviate the problem of water shortages and improve the quality of life to be better and more widespread. He is preparing to use the budget for the economic stimulus project to solve the water problem. He revealed that the smiles of the people of Kanchanaburi are an important encouragement for the government's work.
According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, and her entourage traveled to inspect the large-scale groundwater supply project to solve drought problems under the royal initiative in Kanchanaburi Province in two locations. The first location is at Ban Pak Chat Nong Bua, Nong Fai Subdistrict, Lao Khwan District, Kanchanaburi Province. Mr. Chalermchai Sri-on, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr. Chatuporn Buruspat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and Mr. Surapong Piyachote, Deputy Minister of Transport, joined the Prime Minister's entourage.
The Prime Minister listened to a briefing from the Department of Groundwater Resources, which is preparing to propose a budget to stimulate the economy in the water infrastructure category, with 12 projects, 3,194 items, and a total budget of 14,859 million baht. This will benefit more than 563,239 households, covering an area of more than 134,620 rai, creating 29,214 jobs, and increasing water volume by 211.46 cubic meters per year.
After that, the Prime Minister visited the well drilling point and the Lao Khwan mineral water service point, where the Prime Minister drank Lao Khwan mineral water. The Prime Minister told the public that he was very pleased to see the large groundwater project, which can help the public very well. This can be seen from the figures that help up to 100,000 households, and the public has benefited in general. This is a royal initiative project that His Majesty saw that water is one of the four most important factors for the public. This area is considered to be suffering from drought. When this project came to help, it reduced the cost of living, both in buying water and agricultural costs, which is considered a great help to the public. At the same time, the economic stimulus budget itself will be able to help the public in the long term and lay the foundation in the short, medium, and long term.
The Prime Minister would like to commend all officials for their dedication to their work, which is necessary in the need for tools and equipment. This government is giving importance to this matter and is ready to support it because everyone needs water. The government sees this and is ready to support all agencies so that people have water for consumption and agriculture universally and continuously in the long term.
The Prime Minister also revealed his delight again that he had the opportunity to see the people bring buckets of water to try the mineral water. After tasting it, it was refreshing, clean, and odorless. Therefore, he was very pleased with this project, which will be more and more beneficial to the people. He emphasized that the government is ready to support and will expand the area to nearby areas. When this area is sufficient, other districts must also use it together. He personally thanked the people for their warm welcome and smiles, and was glad to have come to Kanchanaburi Province. Seeing everyone's smiles is a great encouragement.
The Prime Minister then gave 20-liter water tanks through the Governor of Kanchanaburi Province to be given to the people in the area. The Prime Minister and his entourage then traveled to Ban Nong Bua Hing, Tambon Sara Long Ruea, Amphoe Huai Krajao, which is a project for the development of groundwater for consumption and a good model for the production of long-distance groundwater, delivering groundwater from areas with high potential in both quality and quantity to serve areas where people lack water.