Tha Mai Lai villagers, Village No. 5, Wang Mai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chumphon Province, complained about the village water supply. It cost more than 3 million baht to build and was completed in 2017. It has been abandoned – unusable. Requesting relevant agencies to expedite solutions to cope with the drought. Villagers complained about suffering – shortage of water on 7 May 2024, Mr. Wisan Thongsakul, 62 years old, Mr. Woraphan Sukprawit, 38 years old, member of the Wang Mai Subdistrict Municipality Council, and Mr. Somnet Kuleechuai, 64 years old, president of the community council. Wang Mai Subdistrict All three represent the villagers. Take reporters to the area of Village No. 5, Wang Mai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chumphon Province, to inspect the village water supply system of Ban Tha Mai Lai. The latter cannot be used. It has been abandoned since it was completed in 2017. An inspection found that the village’s water supply system Located along the concrete road leading to Wat Tha Mai Lai. It is surrounded by a barbed wire fence. The outside and inside conditions were covered with dry grass and desolate. There is a water pumping station built into a large concrete building. There are steel pipes installed with water on-off valves around the building. In front is a circular concrete water manhole. The width and diameter are approximately 3-4 meters. The pond is filled with water. And there is also a large water dormitory, more than 10 meters high. Mr. Wisan Thongsakul, a member of the Wang Mai Subdistrict Municipality Council, revealed that the Tha Mai Lai village water supply system The construction was completed in June 2017, or nearly 7 years ago, but until today, villagers still haven’t used water from the project. Himself as a representative of the people in the area He had brought the problem up to speak at council meetings many times. Why don’t the villagers use water? What causes the problem? Which used a construction budget of more than 3.6 million baht. We received an answer that repairs would be carried out, but there was still silence from members of the Wang Mai Subdistrict Municipality Council. Revealed that Currently, it is the dry season and there is not enough water to use. People will benefit from the village water supply system, approximately more than 40 households in the area of Village No. 5, Ban Tha Mai Lai, and some parts of Village No. 7, until now, almost 7 years later, they still haven’t used tap water. Until now, Mr. Pornsak Piman, Mayor of Wang Mai Subdistrict Revealing the said problem: When it was newly built There’s an electric train coming to install poles across the line. and stepped on a water pipe cause damage After that, he ordered the contractor which is still under contract insurance Follow up on electrical problems and inquire about progress. Along with setting up a committee, the area owner will be the chairman of the work. In addition, he hired another employee to be a helper to help villagers use water. “At this time, the Chumphon River is dry. Unable to pump water to inspect the water supply system. The municipality will write to the Governor of Chumphon Province. Let the Royal Irrigation Department proceed with dredging the canal to create a lock to retain water. So that the villagers can use the water to prevent it from flowing into the sea. and will also build a water pumping station Previously, the Royal Irrigation Department had already come to see what to do. But it disappeared silently. Therefore, a letter must be written to the Governor of Chumphon to investigate this matter. Because it is an urgent problem” said the Mayor of Wang Mai Subdistrict. Mayor of Wang Mai Subdistrict It was also revealed that Wang Mai and Ban Na subdistricts are durian growing areas. If there is no water, it may die. How to take care of durian? Because durian is like the backbone of the country. Meanwhile, villagers in the area use tap water for agriculture. Most are pumped from Chumphon Canal.
