Governor Orders Removel of Plants from Ping River to Better Prevent Floods

 | Tue 9 Jul 2013 09:16 ICT

CityNews – On 8th July, at a floodgate construction site in Padad sub-district, Governor Thanin Supasaen presided over the opening of an event demonstrating water hyacinth removal and townscape development around the Ping River.

Over 300 officers from Chiang Mai Municipality and local organisations, as well as officers from the Royal Army Base 33, Wing 41, Chiang Mai Irrigation Department turned up to event.

According to a survey on 3rd July it was reported the Ping River was rising and draining was slow, this is partly due to too many water hyacinths being in the river, said the governor.

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