The Thai government, to solve persistent water shortages in the central region, have proposed a 70.7 billion baht plan to divert some 1.8 billion m3 of water annually from the Yuam River to the perennially-underfilled Bhumibol Dam.
To combat ongoing water scarcity in the central Thai region, the government has devised a 70.7 billion baht strategy to transfer 1.8 billion cubic meters of water annually from the Yuam River to the chronically underfilled Bhumibol Dam.