Jump to content

Good for the cows but not the people - Ing River in Chiang Rai running dry


rooster59

Recommended Posts

Good for the cows but not the people - Ing River in Chiang Rai running dry

 

DSC_4328.jpg

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thailand's drought crisis is being felt very keenly in several districts of Chiang Rai in the north where the Ing River - an important tributary of the Maekhong River -  is running dry.

 

77kaoded went to Therng district where large sandbanks have appeared in the Ing River.

 

DSC_4315.jpg

 

Some areas have been turned into hundreds of rai of pasture for cows.

 

But people are complaining that they do not have enough fresh water for their needs.

 

Two of Thailand's ongoing crises, the drought and the forest fires, have taken a back seat to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, notes Thaivisa, though neither have gone away. 

 

Source: 77kaoded

 

thai+visa_news.jpg

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-04-18
 
  • Sad 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

52 minutes ago, RubbaJohnny said:

Thanks for very interesting pictures.

Is that the new AH3 highway near Ban Ta?

Where will it go to Khuntan, Phaya Mengrai seems a big road for such a small place?

It starts near the turnoff to go over Phaya Phipak heading to Phu Chi Fa.  It misses Phayamengrai and heads to the intersection at Sop Pao.  All I really need is the section from 1174 to Sop Pao as that will cut something like 6 km off my drive to town.  The sections that are finished are really nice.

 

1919418576_IngRiverbridge-3.jpeg.23d7bf12b57df8912ae3edeefae44175.jpeg

 

645017602_IngRiverbridge-1(1).jpeg.c8e66ef6dafb863cb7ed41af6d7cfece.jpeg

Edited by villagefarang
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 minutes ago, rosst said:

I believe this highway is supposed to connect to China, is that correct? 

This is more of a local connect from Chiang Kong to Chiang Rai, in my opinion, but in theory there will be trucks moving commodities over the Lao border and into Thailand.

 

The existing routes are mainly two lane and go through many villages.

Edited by villagefarang
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Very strange.  There must be more people than just you who will benefit from this rather massive highway project.  

 

Looking at Google Earth, I am really having trouble with any justification for this project?  Given the roads already in the area, who makes decisions on which pork projects to build?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.




×
×
  • Create New...