Thread: Four national parks to cede some land for reservoirs

The Cabinet today approved the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives to slice off some areas of four national parks for the construction of reservoirs of the Royal Irrigation Department.


The areas to be excluded from park land are as follows: 85 rai of Plew Waterfall National Park in Chanthaburi province for Klong Khaloong reservoir project; 49 rai of Kaeng Krachan national park in Phetchaburi for Ban Pa La-oo reservoir project; 229 rai of Sri Lanna national park in Chiang Mai for Mae Kuang Uttamathara reservoir project; and 1,380 rai of Doi Phu Nang national park in Phayao province for Nam Pee reservoir project.


The four reservoirs will have a combined capacity to hold 105.7 million cubic metres of water and will strengthen water security for agriculture.


Four national parks to cede some land for reservoirs |

More forest destruction but hey there is a lot of money to be made building dams.

We see right now with the flood situation what happens when forest is destroyed and dams built. Forests in their natural state absorb heavy rain and slowly release the water as things dry out thus preventing to a large extent flash floods and inundation of towns and villages.

Even those who live in cities will have heard that green areas are the lungs of the city well forests are the lungs of the country and every area of forest that is destroyed means less oxygen for you and I to breathe and less co2 that can be absorbed.