Recently, Mr. Veerakorn Kamprakorp, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, presided over the 3/1997 meeting of Decentralization Sub-Committee (DS) at Government House.
Approval was granted to 15 projects, worth Bt 80.25 billion, allocated from the Production Diversification and Employment Distribution Fund. These projects are aimed at infrastructure development in rural areas.
Of these, 11 projects are for road construction in rural areas all over the country, under the total budget of Bt 50.27 million. These projects are in certain provinces, such as Phattalung, Surin, Phitsanulok, Roi-Et, Si Sa Ket, Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet and Kalasin.
Other 4 projects are for other categories of infrastructure development, including crop-drying field construction, central marget for agricultural products, landscape improvement of Nong Han Pond, and river embarkment project, etc. These project are to be undertaken under the budget of Bt 29.97 million.
Besides, the meeting agreed in principle of two projects for bridge and road construction in Wangthong District, Phitsanulok Province, and Pluagdaeng District, Rayong Province, respectively. The meeting, however, requested relevant parties submit budget proposals of both projects for consideration in the next meeting.
--Development News Bulletin, National Economic and Social Development Board, Volume 12, No.5: May 1997--
Approval was granted to 15 projects, worth Bt 80.25 billion, allocated from the Production Diversification and Employment Distribution Fund. These projects are aimed at infrastructure development in rural areas.
Of these, 11 projects are for road construction in rural areas all over the country, under the total budget of Bt 50.27 million. These projects are in certain provinces, such as Phattalung, Surin, Phitsanulok, Roi-Et, Si Sa Ket, Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet and Kalasin.
Other 4 projects are for other categories of infrastructure development, including crop-drying field construction, central marget for agricultural products, landscape improvement of Nong Han Pond, and river embarkment project, etc. These project are to be undertaken under the budget of Bt 29.97 million.
Besides, the meeting agreed in principle of two projects for bridge and road construction in Wangthong District, Phitsanulok Province, and Pluagdaeng District, Rayong Province, respectively. The meeting, however, requested relevant parties submit budget proposals of both projects for consideration in the next meeting.
--Development News Bulletin, National Economic and Social Development Board, Volume 12, No.5: May 1997--