SUKHOTHAI : -- A large number of people showed up to give a warm welcome to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha when he visited Kong Krailat district of Sukhothai province Friday afternoon – the first inspection trip outside Bangkok since he took office as the government leader.
He was accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister General Udomdej Seetabutr and other senior government officials, the prime minister took a boat ride to visit villagers in flooded areas and to give them relief supplies.
General Prayuth told the affected people to have patience promising that the government would try as quick as possible to relieve their sufferings.
Regarding the flood problem caused by swollen Yom river, the prime minister said that since there is not a single dam in the Yom river, the immediate method to ease the problem was to divert water from the river into the money cheeks on both sides of the river and punched a big hole in a road which is blocking the water flow.
On long-term solution, he said that the government had a master plan to manage water resources which would resolve or ease flood problem and drought across the country.
The prime minister assured that flood problem this year is not serious but warned that next year would be dry and measures have to be prepared now to cope with the problem.
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