New dam to address Northeast droughtBoards featuring the masterplan for the Lam Nam Chi reservoir in Chaiyaphum are seen at the site of the project. The budget for the latter's construction was approved in 2018, and it was renamed Lam Nam Chi reservoir to celebrate the late monarch. Mr Sol said authorities plan to build the Upper Chi reservoir by 2024. Secretary-general of the Office of National Water Resources, Somkiat Prajamwong, said once completed, the Lam Nam Chi reservoir will be crucial to alleviating chronic water shortages in the country's Northeast. Meanwhile, increased soil salinity has been detected in some 10.48 million rai of farmland in the region.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2021 21:22 UTC