BANGKOK – The Director of the Bureau of Public Land Management has affirmed that the new law on establishing land for agriculture will increase the effectiveness of water utilization and the management of water for farmers.
According to Director Siriwat Klinpakdee, the new law, to be in effect on August 29 this year, will benefit farms that are connected to irrigation canals, through the establishment of a committee for public land management reform. The public will be able to participation in the decision making process of the committee and will able to voice their complaints and concerns. Furthermore, the committee will be tasked with surveying land and improving its conditions for irrigation.
He has also noted that once a plot of land has been allocated for the purpose of farming, the plot cannot be used for other purposes other than for agriculture.
