Kaeng Suea Ten Dam

Kaeng Suea Ten Dam (Thai: เขื่อนแก่งเสือเต้น, RTGS: Khuean Kaeng Suea Ten, pronounced [kʰɯ̀an kɛ̀ŋ sɯ̌a tên]) was a dam proposed for a site in the Phi Pan Nam Range, in Song District, Phrae Province, Thailand. It is near Mae Yom National Park, in a rural area of the Thai highlands.

Kaeng Suea Ten Dam
Location of Kaeng Suea Ten Dam in Thailand
Country	Thailand
Location	Song, Phrae
Coordinates	18°36′0″N 100°9′0″E
Purpose	Flood control, irrigation
Status	Proposed
Owner(s)	Royal Irrigation Department
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill clay-core
Impounds	Yom River

Projected dam

The dam was planned on the Yom River in Kaeng Suea Ten in 1991, but the project was abandoned. The dam, if built, would have destroyed large areas of forest, where many of the tree species are valuable teak trees.^[1] The plans were renewed in 2006, drawing protest from the Assembly of the Poor and Living River Siam. Debate about the dam was opened again in 2011.^[2] The dam project has not been implemented due to the strong resistance of environmental groups and the villagers around the Mae Yom River.^[3]

References

1. The Nation "Smaller dams better than Kaeng Sua Ten, say locals"
2. Bangkok Post "It's time to lay the Kaeng Sua Ten Dam project to rest"
3. "Local participation and the Kaeng Sua Ten dam" MekongInfo Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Living River Siam
• Bangkok Post - Living in the ugly shadow of the kaeng sua ten dam
• Mothball dam plan for good
• The Seub Nakhasathien Foundation