Rice farmers unhappy with weir projects
- Published: 15/02/2012 at 01:33 AM
- Newspaper section: News
Farmers in flood-prone Bang Rakam district of Phitsanulok have demanded fairer compensation if their land is to be used to retain floodwater.
Science and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, left, briefs Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra during her inspection of Bung Boraphet in Nakhon Sawan yesterday. The swamp is one of the government’s many flood prevention projects aimed at creating large water retention areas. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
Anchalee Porsongkhram, a Bang Rakam villager, said she would cooperate with the water retention policy only if the government pays out a reasonable amount of compensation.
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