Director of Dam Safety Division, Department of Irrigation Confirmed Mae Ngad Somboon Dam, Chiang Mai Province Kiwlom-Kiu Kho Ma Dam, Lampang Province is stable and safe.

From the case of the public having concerns about security and safety. Mae Ngad Somboon Dam and Kiu Lom-Kiu Kho Ma Dam in Lampang Province. Director of Dam Safety Division Department of Irrigation He clarified that although the amount of water in both dams is so large that it has to be drained from the Kiw Kho Ma Dam, and excess water overflows through the Emergency Spillway building of the Mae Ngad Dam.

The Department has taken measures to continuously monitor the volume of water, both visually and with dam stability measuring instruments, with this measure, asking the downstream people to be confident that the dam is stable and safe, while other dams have been regularly inspected, for example, after the rainy season has passed, the condition of the dam and various water basins will be inspected to see if there is any abnormal condition a
fter the rain, if there is a problem, it will be restored and repaired further.

However, according to the international principle, dams must prepare an emergency plan to simulate a dam breaking, which the Department has prepared in case of the problem of collapse of each dam. How to evacuate The water path is a prepared plan, but due to the stable and safe design of the dam and the current situation, there is no risk of dam collapse at all

Source: Thai News Agency