EGAT jointly organized a grand celebration to honor His Majesty the King, inviting Thai people to participate in offering auspicious blessings, enjoy a spectacular light and sound show, and promote good health among Thais by providing free eye care units and breast cancer screening, supporting a gynecological cancer screening mobile unit and medical equipment for the Kanchanabharami Foundation, and raising funds to purchase a cardiac defibrillator for Thong Pha Phum Hospital. Activities to honor His Majesty the King on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty's 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary on 28 July 2024 at Vajiralongkorn Dam, Kanchanaburi Province, held during 25-28 July 2024, chaired by Air Chief Marshal Chalit Pukphasuk, Privy Councilor, along with Dr. Prasert Sinsukprasert, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Thepparat Theppitak, Governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Mr. Wutthipong Suphakwanich, Deputy Governor of Kanchanaburi Province, government agencies, and the public attended the event. Inside the event consisted of activities to offer blessings and show loyalty by 1,072 local people to form letters to spell 'Long Live the King ? LONG LIVE THE KING', an exhibition honoring His Majesty the King to commemorate His Majesty's grace, consisting of 6 zones: Zone 1: Biography, Zone 2: 72 years, Stream of Love and Loyalty, Zone 3: Information on the history of dam construction, Zone 4: Continuing the King's Royal Wish, Zone 5: 10 Projects to Continue the King's Royal Wish, Zone 6: The first royal command, which said 'We will continue, preserve, develop and rule the country with righteousness for the benefit and happiness of the people forever', as well as a light and sound show called 'Stream of Loyalty' and a display of 300 drones spelling letters accompanied by music, conveying the loyalty of all Thai people to His Majesty the King, who is the center of the hearts and minds of all Thai people, and spectacular fireworks. Including the Light Up decoration inside t he dam. In addition, there are activities to promote good health for Thai people by providing free vision testing and glasses services to 1,000 people and breast cancer screening services to 200 people by the Kanchanabharami Foundation, along with supporting the budget to purchase a gynecological cancer screening vehicle and medical equipment for the Kanchanabharami Foundation. It is expected that 44,000 remote and disadvantaged women with risk factors for female reproductive organ cancer will be able to receive treatment from the early stages per year, including organizing a special event, 'Walk-Run for Charity in Honor of the 72nd Anniversary of the Vajiralongkorn Dam Mini Marathon 2024' on July 27, 2024, with proceeds from the event given to Thong Pha Phum Hospital to raise funds to purchase an AED to help patients with abnormal heartbeats. The projects in honor of His Majesty the King on the auspicious occasion of His Majesty the King's 72nd Birthday Anniversary, jointly organized by the Ministry of Ene rgy and EGAT, consist of 10 projects: the project to support the operations of Somdej Phra Yupparaj Hospital, the project to install Solar Cell No. 5 in the Royal Project area, the project to install Solar Cell No. 5 at Wat Mahathat Wachiramongkol, the project to provide 72,000 pairs of glasses, the Khok Nong Na Model project, the project to establish a Smart Green Learning Room at Wachiralongkorn Wararam Secondary School, the project to support 72,000 sets of student uniforms, the project to support the operations of the Kanchanabharami Foundation, the project to organize a health park in honor of His Majesty the King, and the project to organize activities in honor of His Majesty the King at Wachiralongkorn Dam. -511- Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency
Sunday, September 08, 2024