Irrigation Department Repairs Drainage Canal Ahead of Monsoon
The Irrigation Department is racing to repair a critical drainage canal in Hat Yai, Songkhla, before monsoon season arrives to prevent a repeat of devastating 2568 floods.
Songkhla — The Irrigation Department has launched emergency repairs on the main drainage canal (Route 1) to handle the incoming monsoon and prevent flooding in Hat Yai district. Officials expect the work to finish on schedule and avoid repeating the devastating 2568 floods.
On August 20, 2569, Suriyapol Nuchonong, inspector-general of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, visited Songkhla to oversee and accelerate repairs to the Route 1 drainage canal—a critical infrastructure for managing and rapidly draining water from Hat Yai district and nearby areas. Joining him were Thitikorn Srinitivravong, director of Irrigation Office 16, Taweevat Seubsukmansakul, director of the Machinery Division, and other officials who briefed him on repairs to damage sites caused by the previous floods.
Suriyapol stressed that the Songkhla Irrigation Project and Irrigation Office 16 must complete repairs on schedule to improve drainage efficiency and minimize hardship to local residents. The Cabinet has approved central-budget funding for the Irrigation Department to repair and rehabilitate irrigation infrastructure across five southern provinces—Songkhla, Satun, Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat—damaged by the 2568 floods. Flood prevention in these five southern border provinces is a key government priority and urgent policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
