NACC monitors 195-million-baht Surat Thani weir project, finds delays
The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s Surat Thani Provincial Office (NACC Surat Thani Office) conducted a site visit to monitor the Ban Saensuk Weir Project, a 195-million-baht project of the Royal Irrigation Department, and found that the project was behind schedule, with the department citing issues with land expropriation.
On August 11, 2026, the Director of the NACC Surat Thani Office assigned officers to join forces with others government agencies, including representatives from the NACC Region 8 Office, the Office of the Auditor General Region 13 (Surat Thani Province), and the Medium-Sized Irrigation Construction Office No. 15, to monitor the progress of the Ban Saensuk Weir Project, Khlong Cha-un Subdistrict, Phanom District, Surat Thani Province. The project, with a contract budget of 195,000,000 baht, is under the supervision of the Medium Scale Irrigation Construction Office 15.
During the site visit, the Director of the Medium Scale Irrigation Construction Office 15 provided information that the project is a reinforced concrete weir, covering the construction of two drainage gates, a reservoir, roads on the embankment, an electric pumping station, a water pipeline system with associated buildings, and electrical expansion.
The project has a budget of 195,000,000 baht, funded by the 2024 fiscal year budget and with ongoing budget commitments from 2025–2027. Currently, the overall project is 67.72% complete, with 65.18% actually implemented, and falling behind schedule by 2.54% due to land expropriation issues in the vicinity of the project, which involve local residents and require a considerable amount of time.
The NACC Surat Thani Office provided guidance on the construction process, requesting that the work be carried out according to the project objectives and that work be monitored and controlled to meet standards and quality.
Regarding labor hiring, the NACC Surat Thani Office requested that time records of all workers' arrival and departure times be maintained for accurate and transparent verification, and that strict records of fuel receipts and expenditures be kept.
For soil excavated for site preparation, the NACC Surat Thani Office requested that records be kept of all excavated soil as evidence. Detailed information regarding the quantity and location of the soil used or stored should be provided to ensure clear traceability. Furthermore, photographic records of every step of the process should be kept.
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