Nan: The Department of Rural Roads has ordered a mobilization of resources to repair flood-affected roads in Nan province, immediately undertaking road cleaning and restoration, and inspecting bridges after the floodwaters recede. According to Thai News Agency, the Director-General of the Department of Rural Roads has instructed rural highway districts to mobilize personnel, equipment, and machinery to immediately support the cleaning and restoration of roads in Nan province after the floodwaters recede. He also pledged to stand alongside the people, preparing to distribute relief packages to alleviate hardship until the situation returns to normal.
Today, Mr. Pichit Hunsiri, Director-General of the Department of Rural Roads, held a meeting to monitor the flood situation in the northern region. Directors from central and regional offices and relevant rural highway districts participated. During the meeting, the Director-General instructed the Rural Highway Offices (ROHs) and rural highway districts in Nan province to provide full assistance to the affected population. This includes restoring roads and road surfaces as quickly as possible, using water trucks to clean the rural highway network in areas where water levels have receded, and using dump trucks to transport damaged materials out of the area to alleviate hardship and allow people to return to normal life as soon as possible.
Furthermore, he emphasized the need for other forms of assistance, such as having the Rural Highway Office 17 (Chiang Rai) and its affiliated rural highway districts provide water trucks and machinery to support the operations of the Nan rural highway district, as well as distributing water to households and providing relief supplies to alleviate initial hardship. However, the Department of Rural Roads (DRR) immediately dispatched personnel to inspect bridge and road structures for initial repairs and restoration to allow public access. A further assessment of the situation will be conducted to plan long-term restoration and repair efforts.
Furthermore, the DRR continues to monitor the flood situation in other high-risk areas. If the public needs to report an incident or request assistance, they can contact the hotline 1146 or the relevant district highway office nationwide.