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King Bhumibol taking boat trip to open two bridges linking industrial zones
BANGKOK, Nov 24 – His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej will go by boat Wednesday evening, his first such journey in four years, to preside over the opening of the Bhumibol 1 and Bhumibol 2 Bridges and a sluice gate of Klong Lad Pho, a shortcut canal in Samut Prakan, part of the royal initiative project for Bangkok flood prevention.
It is the monarch's first boat trip in four years. His previous waterborne visit was to make merit at the Temple of Dawn on June 6, 2006, the 60th anniversary of his coronation in 1946.
His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will embark on the royal barge Angsana from Siriraj pier at 4.30pm en route to Klong Lad Pho in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, as well as the ministers of transport and agriculture and cooperatives, and the directors-general of rural roads and the Royal Irrigation Department will receive the monarch.
The Television Pool of Thailand (TV pool) will start broadcasting the event live at 5.30pm.
King Bhumibol will watch a visual presentation and pyrotechnic displays about the Klong Lad Pho sluice gate story, the monarch’s initiative to prevent flooding in several nearby areas and more widely in the capital.
The king is scheduled to return to Siriraj Hospital at 6.35pm and arrive at Siriraj Pier at 7.35pm.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has been hospitalised since Sept 2009.
The Bhumibol Bridge 1 and 2 were the king’s initiative in 1995 with an aim to serve goods transportation from the Bangkok Port to industrial areas in Samut Prakan and other regions in the country to ease land traffic in surrounding areas.
King Bhumibol granted the name Bhumibol 1 to the northern bridge across the Chao Phraya River linking Bangkok and Samut Prakan, and the name Bhumibol 2 to the southern bridge that links Phra Pradaeng district and Samrong Tai sub-district. The two bridges are part of the Industrial Ring Road that connects Rama III Road to Poochao Samingphrai Road and Suksawat Road.
The mega bridge crosses the river twice and has two cable-anchored spans of 702 metres and 582 metres. It is supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 metres and 164 metres high respectively.
In the middle there is an interchange taking traffic to and from Suksawat Road in Phra Pradaeng.
The Klong [canal] Lad Pho Sluice Project was a project of His Majesty beginning in 1995 to develop Lad Pho Canal, a natural canal, as a shortcut to quickly sluice water out of the Chao Phraya River to the sea in large volume.
Originally, Chao Phraya River flowed to the sea over an 18-km distance through the area of Bang Krajao, with the water's journey taking about five hours. Klong Lad Pho sluice gate, since its operation in 2006, helped shorten the journey to only 10 minutes over a 600-metre distance.
The project can sluice water in the highest ratio of 500 cubic metres per second and is the main force to drain the water down the sea in a huge amount during the period during sea rise and when water rushes down from the north annually.
The Klong Lad Pho sluice gate enables the water level to fall some 10-15 cm and helps the water flow to the sea from Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Pathum Thani, and has worked effectively since the Thai capital has survived major flood situations. (MCOT online news)
It is the monarch's first boat trip in four years. His previous waterborne visit was to make merit at the Temple of Dawn on June 6, 2006, the 60th anniversary of his coronation in 1946.
His Majesty the King and Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will embark on the royal barge Angsana from Siriraj pier at 4.30pm en route to Klong Lad Pho in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, as well as the ministers of transport and agriculture and cooperatives, and the directors-general of rural roads and the Royal Irrigation Department will receive the monarch.
The Television Pool of Thailand (TV pool) will start broadcasting the event live at 5.30pm.
King Bhumibol will watch a visual presentation and pyrotechnic displays about the Klong Lad Pho sluice gate story, the monarch’s initiative to prevent flooding in several nearby areas and more widely in the capital.
The king is scheduled to return to Siriraj Hospital at 6.35pm and arrive at Siriraj Pier at 7.35pm.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, has been hospitalised since Sept 2009.
The Bhumibol Bridge 1 and 2 were the king’s initiative in 1995 with an aim to serve goods transportation from the Bangkok Port to industrial areas in Samut Prakan and other regions in the country to ease land traffic in surrounding areas.
King Bhumibol granted the name Bhumibol 1 to the northern bridge across the Chao Phraya River linking Bangkok and Samut Prakan, and the name Bhumibol 2 to the southern bridge that links Phra Pradaeng district and Samrong Tai sub-district. The two bridges are part of the Industrial Ring Road that connects Rama III Road to Poochao Samingphrai Road and Suksawat Road.
The mega bridge crosses the river twice and has two cable-anchored spans of 702 metres and 582 metres. It is supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 metres and 164 metres high respectively.
In the middle there is an interchange taking traffic to and from Suksawat Road in Phra Pradaeng.
The Klong [canal] Lad Pho Sluice Project was a project of His Majesty beginning in 1995 to develop Lad Pho Canal, a natural canal, as a shortcut to quickly sluice water out of the Chao Phraya River to the sea in large volume.
Originally, Chao Phraya River flowed to the sea over an 18-km distance through the area of Bang Krajao, with the water's journey taking about five hours. Klong Lad Pho sluice gate, since its operation in 2006, helped shorten the journey to only 10 minutes over a 600-metre distance.
The project can sluice water in the highest ratio of 500 cubic metres per second and is the main force to drain the water down the sea in a huge amount during the period during sea rise and when water rushes down from the north annually.
The Klong Lad Pho sluice gate enables the water level to fall some 10-15 cm and helps the water flow to the sea from Nonthaburi, Bangkok and Pathum Thani, and has worked effectively since the Thai capital has survived major flood situations. (MCOT online news)
