Mr. Saksiri Yoosuk
Director, Regional Irrigation Office
5

 

 

 

History

Duties and Responsibility

Responsible Area

Vision / Mission / Core Value

Strategy Map

 
 

 

Organization Structure of Regional Irrigation Office 5

          According to RID’s Order No.201/2555 dated 12 November 2555 (A.D.2012), the organization structure of Regional Irrigation Office 5 is divided into 1 Branch, 4 Divisions, 6 Provincial Irrigation Offices, 4 Operation and Maintenance Projects and 1 Construction Project, Royal Development Study Centre as follows:

 

1.      General Administration Branch is in charge of supporting core offices and projects of RIO5, concerning finance, procurement of supply, general clerical work, personnel and legal management, and other assignments. 

 

2.      Engineering Management Division is in charge of study and consideration of medium and large scale irrigation project; topographical survey; details design for project construction; geology and soil engineering; dam safety and inspecting for construction equipment; and other assignments. The groups under this division area as follows:    

•                   Project Planning Group

•                   Design Group

•                   Soil Engineering and Geotechnical Group

•                   Topographical Survey Branch

•                   Dam Safety Management Branch

•                   Engineering Inspection and Analysis Branch

 

3.      Operation and Maintenance Division is in charge of water allocation; operation and maintenance; promoting the continuing activities; water user group; irrigation agriculture; solving water problems; controlling water quality, improving irrigation water way and other assignments. The groups under this division area as follows:   

•                   Water Management Planning and Budgeting Branch

•                   Water Management Branch

•                   Water Use Extension Branch

•                   Improvement and Maintenance Planning Branch

•                   Road Improvement and Maintenance Branch

•                   Water Planning and Problem Solving Branch

 

4.      Operation Division is in charge of developing water resources for medium and small scale projects; electric pumping project with distribution system; prevention and mitigation from water disaster; water development project initiated by His Majesty the King and other assignments. The groups under this division area as follows:      

•                   Construction Planning and Budgeting Branch

•                   Natural Water Resources Improvement Branch

•                   Special Project Branch

 

5.      Mechanical Division is in charge of supporting machinery-equipments; electricity-communications; transports and other assignments. The groups under this division area as follows:   

•                   Mechanical Engineering Branch

•                   Mechanical Operation Branch

•                   Earth-Moving Equipment Operation Branch

•                   Pumping Operation Branch

•                   Communication Branch

 

6.      Provincial Irrigation Office

•                   Udon Thani Irrigation Office

•                   Nong Khai Irrigation Office

•                   Bung Kan Irrigation Office

•                   Loei Irrigation Office

•                   Nongbua Lamphu Irrigation Office

•                   Sakon Nakhon Irrigation Office

7. Operation and Maintenance Projects

•                   Huai Luang Operation and Maintenance Project

•                   Nam Oon Operation and Maintenance Project

•                   Huai Mong Operation and Maintenance Project

•                   Kumpha Wapee Operation and Maintenance Project

 

8.      Construction Project

 

9.      Phu Parn Royal Development Study Centre

 

 

 

 

Offices under supervision of RIO 5

 

Regional Irrigation Office 5 has 12 implementing agencies for supporting the Royal Irrigation Department’s mission, vision and strategy throughout areas of Thailand, as follows:

 

1.      Loei Irrigation Office was established in B.E.2498 (A.D.1955), Loei Irrigation Office is located at Loei-Dansai road, Muang district, Loei province 42000.  It has responsible area of 7,140.380 rai in Mekong River Basin and some areas in Pasak River Basin, average annual runoff of 3,402 MCM., average rainfall of 1,215.9 mm./year and storage capacity of 95.79 MCM. or approximately 2.82% of runoff. It has a potential to develop to be an irrigable area of whole province approximately 706,123 rai. From statistics on water resources development until B.E.2556 (A.D.2013), It has 13 medium scale irrigation projects, 222 small scale irrigation projects, 44 electric pumping stations and 2 other projects, totaling 281 projects with storage capacity of 95.99 MCM., irrigated area of 96,957 rai and beneficial area of 125,983 rai.    

 

2.      Nongbua Lamphu Irrigation Office was established in B.E.2538 (A.D.1995) according to Act for establishing Nongbua Lamphu province, Nongbua Lamphu Irrigation Office is located at an entrance of a headwork of Loa Yang Reservoir, Ban Phuparn, Nongbua sub-district, Nongbua Lamphu province. It has responsible area of 3,858,906 km2 or about 2,388,235.84 rai in Mekong and Chi River Basins, average annual runoff of 1,657 MCM., average rainfall of 1,390.8 mm./year and storage capacity of 16.91 MCM. or approximately 1.02% of runoff. It has a potential to develop to be an irrigable area of whole province approximately 204,640 rai. From statistics on water resources development until B.E.2556 (A.D.2013), It has 1 medium scale irrigation project, 95 small scale irrigation projects, 41 electric pumping stations, totaling 137 projects with storage capacity of 14.95 MCM., irrigated area of 88,696 rai and beneficial area of 59,015 rai. 

 

3.      Udon Thani Irrigation Office was established in B.E.2494 (A.D.1951), Udon Thani Irrigation Office is located at 21 Wattana Nuwong road, Makkhaeng sub-district, Muang district, Udon Thani province 41000. It has responsible area of 7,331,439 rai in Mekong and Chi River Basins, average annual runoff of 3,431 MCM., average rainfall of 1,254.54 mm./year and storage capacity of 304.75 MCM. or approximately 8.88% of runoff. It has a potential to develop to be an irrigable area of whole province approximately 1,193,177 rai. From statistics on water resources development until B.E.2556 (A.D.2013), It has 2 large scale irrigation projects, 18 medium scale irrigation projects, 252 small scale irrigation projects, 45 electric pumping stations and 5 other projects, totaling 322 projects with storage capacity of 379.49 MCM., irrigated area of 248,950 rai and beneficial area of 175,210 rai. 

 

4.      Nong Khai Irrigation Office was established in B.E.2499 (A.D.1956), Nong Khai Irrigation Office is located at Ban Loa, Mee Chai sub-district, Muang district, Nong Khai province. It has responsible area of 4.50 million rai in Mekong River Basin, average annual runoff of 5,322 MCM., average rainfall of 1,450 mm./year and storage capacity of 94.41 MCM. or approximately 1.77%. It has a potential to develop to be an irrigable area of whole province approximately 793,859 rai. From statistics on water resources development until B.E.2552 (A.D.2009), It has 2 large scale irrigation projects, 8 medium scale irrigation projects, 82 small scale irrigation projects, 92 electric pumping stations, totaling 184 projects with storage capacity of 217.15 MCM. , irrigated area of 279.370 rai and beneficial area of 238,329 rai.       

 

5.      Sakon Nakhon Irrigation Office was established in B.E.2492 (A.D.1949). Sakon Nakhon Irrigation Office is located at headwork of Huai Diak reservoir, Ban Nakham, Huai Yang sub-district, Muang district, Sakon Nakhon province. It has responsible area of 6,003,603 rai in Mekong River Basin, average annual runoff of 7,100 MCM., average rainfall of 1,645 mm./year, and storage capacity of 896.72 MCM. or approximately 12.63% of average runoff. It has a potential to develop to be an irrigable area of whole province approximately 1,359,935 rai. From statistics on water resources development until B.E.2556 (A.D.2013), It has 1 large scale irrigation project, 41 medium scale irrigation projects, 194 small scale irrigation projects, 51 electric pumping stations and 33 other projects, totaling 320 projects with storage capacity of 738.23 MCM., irrigated area of 565.986 rai and beneficial area of 15,752 rai.      

 

6.      Bung Kan Irrigation Office. After the Act for establishing Bung Kan province in B.E.2554 (A.D.2011), Royal Irrigation Department under Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives had a resolution to establish Bung Kan Irrigation Office in B.E.2554 (A.D.2011) and the RID’s Order No. 75/2554 dated 11 April 2554 defined to divide an area of Nong Khai province into 8 districts. In present, there are water resources developed and completed as follows: 3 medium scale irrigation projects, 106 small scale irrigation projects, 35 electric pumping stations, totaling 144 projects with storage capacity of 49.25 MCM., irrigated area of 40,356 rai and beneficial area of 47,865 rai.   

     

7.      Huai Luang Operation and Maintenance Project was established in B.E.2483 (A.D.1940), located at 500 Ban Koksaad, Koksaad sub-district, Muang district, Udon Thani province 41000.  

Huai Luang Dam has a storage capacity of 135.567 MCM., and reservoir catchment area of 666.40 km2. It is an earth dam with clay core, 4,900 m. long, embankment 6 m. wide and 13.50 m. high. Spillway has maximum discharge at 710 cms./sec. with radial gate of 5.8 m. wide and 6 m. long. There are 3 operation and maintenance branches; canal system consists of right main canal of 32.20 km. long, 16 secondary and tertiary canals of 59.30 km. long, left main canal of 48.90 km. long, 21 secondary and tertiary canals of 76.80 km. long, and existing right main canal of 1.40 km. long, totaling 219.00 km. and irrigated area of 86,987 rai.

 

8.      Nam Oon Operation and Maintenance Project was established in B.E.2517 (A.D.1974), located at headwork of Nam Oon Dam, Phanna Nikhom district, Sakon Nakhon province. Nam Oon Dam is an earth dam in zoned type, reservoir catchment area of 85.00 km2, storage capacity of 520 MCM., the dam 29.50 m. high, dam chest 3,300.00 m. long and 8.00 m. wide; project area of 203,000 rai, irrigation area of 185,800 rai with distribution system - irrigation area in left bank of 63,300 rai - right bank of 122,500 rai Nikhom Nam Oon irrigation area of 15,000 rai – left main canal of 28.040 km. long – right main canal of 45.700 km. long and distribution canal of 6.290 km. long.   

    

9.      Huai Mong Operation and Maintenance Project was established in B.E.2546 (A.D.2003), and was transferred from Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy. It is located at headwork of Huai Mong Regulator at the mouth of Huai Mong River in Nam Mong sub-district, Tha Bo district, Nong Khai province, it blocks the river before flowing to Chao Phraya river in order to storage the water in Huai Mong river and pumping to distribution canal by electrical pumps, totaling 10 pumps. It has an irrigated area of 61,800 rai. In dry season, if the water in Huai Mong River decreases, the project will pump the water from Mekong River for supplementary storage.       

 

10.  Kumpha Wapee Operation and Maintenance Project was established in B.E.2553 (A.D.2010), located at Kumpha Wapee weir, Kumpha Wapee district, Udon Thanee province. This weir was transferred from Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy under the supervision of Udon Thani Irrigation Office. Later, Royal Irrigation Department restructured its internal organization called “Kumpha Wapee Operation and Maintenance Project” covering irrigated area of 57,750 rai, storage capacity of 102 MCM., 14 electric pumping stations, 61 distribution canals with length of 81 km.  

 

11.  Construction Project of RIO 5 was established in B.E.2554 (A.D.2010) according to restructuring an internal organization of the Royal Irrigation Department. It is located at Km. No. 118 of Nithayo road, Ban Donmuay, Chang Ming sub-district, Phanna Nikhom district, Sakon Nakhon province, responsible for construction of small scale irrigation projects in RIO 5 totaling 5 provinces.

 

12. Phu Parn Royal Development Study Centre His Majesty the King initiated the establishment of Phu Parn Royal Development Study Center in B.E.2525 (A.D.1982) at Ban Na Nokkhao, Huai Yang sub-district, Muang district, Sakon Nakhon province. It is westerly far from the Muang district about 10 km. and has an area of 13,300 rai. The objective of the Study Center is to conduct study and experimentation on extensive development e.g. forestry development, appropriate agriculture as well as agri-industry in order to be an example for farmer, it will lead to sufficiency economy approach in self-reliant or sustainable farming. Besides, His Majesty gave an initiative to Royal Irrigation Department to plan a construction project of Tad Hai Yai reservoir at latitude 48 ° QUD 961-909, the 1:50 000 scales map and sheet no. 5843 III, so to provide supplementary water to the Study Center, which has a project area of 1,800 rai, for its activities throughout the year.   In November B.E. 2526 (A.D.1983), His Majesty visited Ban Na Nokkhao and construction area of Tad Hai Yai reservoir, graciously gave an initiative to distribute the water from this reservoir to farmers in Ban Na Nokkhao area and selected an area by himself for establishing the Study Center at Ban Na Nokkhao, Huai Yang sub-district, Muang district, Sakon Nakhon province, being a center of the North-Eastern region. The Study Center, therefore, was established to be a model of this region and a miniature area for experiment of solving problems and studying the appropriate development methods.

 
 

Regional Irrigation Office 5