The fields at the top of the photo have since been included in the district's kaem ling water retention project, to prevent a recurrence. (Photo by Sunthorn Pongpao)AYUTTHAYA – A community's success in completing its own kaem ling projects without relying on state funding will be shown off to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during his visit to Sena district this month. Provincial governor Sujin Chaichumsak on Friday said both pilot projects were based on the water retention zone concept, called kaem ling or monkey cheeks, initiated by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. For the first, a local business excavated a water retention area on state land, and was paid with the soil. In total, 600,000 rai of farmland in the province have been delineated for use as kaem ling, to retain runoff from the North, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post September 08, 2017 04:52 UTC