Responsible Area under
Regional Irrigation Office 5
Regional Irrigation Office 5 has responsible
areas in water management of 6 provinces in the
upper north-eastern region e.g. Loei, Nongbua Lamphu,
Udon Thani, Nongkhai, Sakon Nakhon and Bung Kan
provinces, totaling responsible area of 43,952 km2
or approximately 27,470493 rai, and agricultural
area of 14,487,520 rai. Besides, RIO 5 has
continuously developed water sources in upper north
eastern area until B.E.2556, there are 5 large
reservoirs, 84 medium reservoirs, 951 small scale
irrigation projects, and 308 electric pumping
stations, with irrigated area of 1,320,315 rai and
beneficial area of 662,154 rai.
In addition, Regional Irrigation Office 5 has
implemented water resources development project
initiated by His Majesty the King in order to solve
water problems and make a better of life for people
in the project area. His Majesty the King, Her
Majesty the Queen and their royal family play an
attention on water resources development and have
the initiatives according to royal speech at
Chitralada Villa Royal Residence on March, 17th,
1986 that “Principally, water is necessary for
consuming and plantation because there are lives
over there. If we have water we can survive. If we
have no electricity we still can survive. But if we
don’t have both water and electricity, we cannot
survive.” RIO 5 implemented the Royal Initiative
Projects, which completed until B.E.2556 (A.D.2013),
totaling 176 projects by 28 projects under Udon
Thani Irrigation Office, 112 projects under Sakon
Nakhon Irrigation Office, 13 projects under Nong
Khai Irrigation Office, 11 projects under Loei
Irrigation Office, 12 projects under Nongbua Lamphu
Irrigation Office and some projects are under
construction.
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