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 address the ongoing water shortage issue in the central part of Thailand, the government has proposed a plan to divert water from the Yuam River to the chronically underfilled Bhumibol Dam.