UTTARADIT, June 9 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Sunday visits development projects in the lower northern provinces of Thailand ahead of a cabinet meeting in Kamphang Phet on Monday.
The prime minister travelled to the Bueng Sifai swamp project, a part of the government’s water management projects for water storage in the dry season and flood prevention in the rainy season.
Then, she went to a sugar refinery in Kamphang Phet to observe production of electricity from bagasse, an alternative energy production project using the agricultural byproduct.
Before the cabinet meeting on Monday, she will meet a regional committee of the state and private sector to solve the economic problems in the region on Sunday and will be briefed on planned development projects in the lower northern region.
She will preside over the meeting with governors of the lower northern provinces at Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University.
Prathan Duangpatra, deputy Kamphaeng Phet governor commented about security at the cabinet meeting venue at Kamphaeng Phet Rajbhat University, saying that about 1,000 police officers were deployed to provide security there.
Regarding the proposals of the province to seek the development budget of 100 million baht, Mr Prathan said the projects will cover the agricultural, industrial and tourism sectors.
Kamphaeng Phet ranks as the country’s second largest cassava producer. If it is further developed as a cassava production center, it will improve the produce’s quality, he said.
