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WELCOMEParticipants to the

Workshop on Water Resources Demand Management Learning

Forums for Irrigation 27 JULY 2011

THABUA O&M IRRIGATION PROJECT

Regional Irrigation Office 3

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Bhumipol Dam

Sirikit DamCapacity 9,510 MCM.

Chaophraya Dam

Nareasuan Dam

Mae Ngod Dam

Kew Lom Dam

Yom & Nan Watershed Area

Kaewnoi Dam

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Chaophaya Dam

Ping RiverYom River

Naraesuan DamSirikit Dam

Utaradit

PhitsanulokPichitNakornsawan

Chaophaya River

Nan River

Kaewnoi Project 155166, rai ฝ�ยพญ�แม่น้ำ

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Kaewnoi Dam 769mcm

1600 ล้บ.ม่./วั

Chainat

Phitsanulok Irrigated Agri. Project 105000, Ha

Sirikit Dam

Namrid Project ;Q=25 MCM

Irrigation Area 36,360 rai

Namrid Project ;Q=25 MCM

Irrigation Area 36,360 rai Nareasuan

Project ;Q=63 MCMIrrigation Area

91,000 rai

Nareasuan Project ;Q=63 MCM

Irrigation Area 91,000 raiPrichumpol Project

;Q=133 MCMIrrigation Area

211,476 rai

Prichumpol Project ;Q=133 MCM

Irrigation Area 211,476 rai

Dongsettri Project ;Q=119

MCMIrrigation Area

186,000 rai

Dongsettri Project ;Q=119

MCMIrrigation Area

186,000 raiThabua

Project ;Q=107 MCM

Irrigation Area 168,540 rai

Thabua Project ;Q=107

MCMIrrigation Area

168,540 raiPumping

Station ;Q=302 MCM

Beneficial Area 360,430 rai

Pumping Station ;Q=302

MCMBeneficial Area

360,430 rai

Klong chaknam(Outside Irr.project ;Q= 178 MCMBeneficial Area 312,600

rai

Klong chaknam(Outside Irr.project ;Q= 178 MCMBeneficial Area 312,600

rai

C95 Length 2.360 km.

Irrigable area 2,695 rai Farmer 167

C95 Lateral

C95 IWUG

Leader

O&M Section Chief

Not enough water

Ditches poorly maintained

C95 Local Irrigation Research Team

observe

conflict

Seminar by

TRF on

Local Research Methodology

C95 Local Irrigation Research Team:

o Established a small research team (25 members).

o Assign facilitator (TRF, RID).

3 Major Problems:

o Irrigation water Management.

oRice production.

oFarmer debt.

water Management

Many farmers could not get enough water when they need it.

Tertiary canals were poorly maintained, It was not clear who actually operate water between ditches.

Tool for discussion:

Hand draw map.

Farm plots colors shading.

The working group has named itself as “Slow Train for Sustainable Development”

The methods of the project are the followings:

• Antecedent review

• Looking for the present situation

• Sorting out the demand, the problems, the causes of problems, and the solution

• Discussion and take note

• Interviewing by questionnaires

• Field surveying

• Participating in information

analysis

• Discussing in advantages, mistakes and solution

• Launching the local stage of discussion and taking turn to be leader of a stage

• Proceeding the improvement and operational solution in the area

Conclusion of the conflict among farmers:

o Intake structure sill was too high.

o Vegetation in canal block water flow.

o Some ditches are broken.

o Some ditches serves too large area.

How to improve the situation:

o Lower the intake sill.

o Clean lateral canal and ditch.

o Repair of broken ditch

and concrete lining.

How to improve the situation:

o Construct new intake.

o Assign person to operate check structure.

o Improve farm road along ditches.

o Establishment of Irrigation fund.

1. Building the research team which has a willingness to work for the community.

2. Learning the wisdom and knowledge components of local communities through participatory learning process. (hand draw maps/forum to discuss on data analysis, problems, cause and the way to solve the problems.)

3. Realizing problems on water usage for agriculture in the area of C 95 canal and understand others and public common interest.

4. Building process of leading to the changes of the community’s concept (learning to rely on themselves/engaged to propose their idea/ speak it out/find the way to solve the problems together.)

1. Owing to the local irrigation project, we have learned the ways of life of farmers in the irrigation area.

2. Insufficient knowledge and understanding on participation in community management.

3. Applied the local research process to the Farmers Participatory Irrigation to solve the problem.

4. The importance is to develop and strengthen water users’ group and RID staff on “Participatory Irrigation Management” in order to achieve the sustainable development.

5. Disseminating from place to place/generation to generation.

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