Pasak Jolasit Dam
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The Pasak Jolasit Dam stops the Pa Sak River
at Ban Kaeng Sua Ten, Tambon Nongbua, Phatthana Nikhom District
, Lopburi Province
, central Thailand
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The 4,860 meter long and 36.5 meter high dam is an earth-filled dam with an impervious core. The storage capacity is 785 million cubic meter of water at normal water level, with a maximum capacity of 960 million cubic meters. Additionally to the water management the dam also supplies about 6.7 MW of hydro-electric power.
by allowing more flood control, as the Pa Sak river was one of the main sources of flooding in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
initiated a project to develop the Pa Sak River valley and lower Chao Phraya valley on February 19, 1989. On July 4, 1991 the Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun
commanded to set a study group for the dam project. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided a royal ceremony on June 15, 1998, starting the storing of water in the reservoir.
On October 20, 1991 King Bhumibol Adulyadej
gave the dam its official name, Pasak Jolasit. The king also presided the royal grand opening the dam on November 25, 1999.
Pa Sak River
The Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in Dan Sai District, Loei Province, passes through Phetchabun Province as the backbone of the Province...
at Ban Kaeng Sua Ten, Tambon Nongbua, Phatthana Nikhom District
Amphoe Phatthana Nikhom
Phatthana Nikhom is a district of Lopburi Province in central Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Chai Badan and Tha Luang of Lopburi Province, Muak Lek, Wang Muang, Kaeng Khoi, Chaloem Phra Kiat and Phra Phutthabat of Saraburi Province, and Mueang Lop Buri and Khok Samrong of...
, Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province
Lop Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan.-Geography:...
, central Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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The 4,860 meter long and 36.5 meter high dam is an earth-filled dam with an impervious core. The storage capacity is 785 million cubic meter of water at normal water level, with a maximum capacity of 960 million cubic meters. Additionally to the water management the dam also supplies about 6.7 MW of hydro-electric power.
History
The Pasak Jolasit Dam Project is a big irrigation project of Thailand, providing water to the plantations in the Pasak valley and lower Chao Phraya valley. The dam also decreases problems of water management in BangkokBangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
by allowing more flood control, as the Pa Sak river was one of the main sources of flooding in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
initiated a project to develop the Pa Sak River valley and lower Chao Phraya valley on February 19, 1989. On July 4, 1991 the Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun
Anand Panyarachun
Anand Panyarachun was Thailand's Prime Minister twice, between 1991–1992 and once again in 1992. He was effective in initiating economic and political reforms, one of which was the drafting of Thailand's "Peoples' Constitution", which was promulgated in 1997 and abrogated in 2006...
commanded to set a study group for the dam project. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided a royal ceremony on June 15, 1998, starting the storing of water in the reservoir.
On October 20, 1991 King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
gave the dam its official name, Pasak Jolasit. The king also presided the royal grand opening the dam on November 25, 1999.