The Royal-initiated Tha Dan Canal Dam Project, Nakhon Nayok Province
“…This project involves the construction of two dams. One of them is on the Pa Sak River; the other on the Nakhon Nayok River. These two together will provide adequate water supply for the water demands of Bangkok and neighboring areas in the central plains of this country.”
“…This project is feasible, though costly. But if we implement it at once, in five to six years, we will be safe. If we don't do it now, in five or six years, the cost will rise two or three times. In the end, we will have to postpone it further; and when we postpone it further, it will never be done. We will surely suffer a lack of water. The country will become a desert. And we have nowhere else to go…”
The Royal-initiated Tha Dan Canal Dam Project was established to reduce the damage from flooding within the plain area of Nakhon Nayok Province that regularly occurs. In addition, the project will supply water for agriculture and adequate daily consumption, and importantly, help solve the problem of acidic soil that is a crucial obstacle for the people to do cultivation.