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Lower Mekong all year round Two thousand year old footprints of the Buddha footprint showed TAT to pay tribute to the New Year festival. Dazed, found a year there once. Because the Mekong water dries up quickly Opened as a tourist destination in Songkran April ’64
On December 28, 20 in Nakhon Phanom province, during this period, the drought continued to affect. Causing the Mekong water level to be the lowest in many years The latest level is about 1.90 meters, which has experienced a sharp decline in the last 10 years. Also, this year, the amount of rain is less than every year in the past. Causing the amount of water of the Mekong And the main streams are rapidly decreasing Meanwhile, after the Mekong River has dried up It has a positive effect on tourism in important holy places.
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The area in front of Wat Ban Wen Phrabat, Wen Phrabat Sub-district, Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom Province, was found to be another important point that has undergone a dramatic change in the Mekong level. Until the discovery of the rocks Rising above the water clearly various points Including a sacred place under the Mekong there is a 2,000 year old Buddha footprint in the middle of the Mekong which is inscribed in the rocks in the middle of the Mekong. And a holy place That was recorded in the book Phra Urangthat, Bai Lan legend, When the first generation of Phra That Phanom was created, or more than 2500 years ago, it was stated that The time of Lord Buddha after enlightenment He traveled to spreading the dharma in the Chumphon Mekong river downstream along the Mekong river, there were snakes under the underground city And Phaya Pla Pak Kham Those who are devotees of Buddhism, have been transformed into an invitation to teach you the Dharma under the depths And before That he came to the human world, the serpents And Phaya Pla Pak Kham Asked Lord Buddha Footprint stamped on this rock It is something sacred instead of him and worshiped Therefore he seemed to see the present This year, the Mekong River dries up fast. They will be adored and make a wish. From the New Years Eve period Welcome New Years
In the case of rocks, you can usually see those sacred footprints. And I had the opportunity to worship and make a wish. It can only be during the months of March to April, but this year, in addition to appearing above the water faster than every year. It remains clear Until I started to see the base of the rocks Make public tourist Little by little I went to pay tribute According to tradition And take photos as souvenir Through Wat Ban Wen Phrabat, Tambon Wen Phrabat, Tha Uthen sub-district Together with the Wen Phrabat sub-district municipality and the community, they jointly build a bridge to the rocks emerging in the middle of the water for people. Tourists have adored Admire up close AND there will be a long tourism promotion event to come to Songkran Festival in April every year.
That the phenomenon of Mekong water dries up unnaturally Considered as a natural indicator That is an indicator that this year there is a greater risk of severe drought than every year if the water levels of the Mekong continue to fall. What follows is believed to be that some areas lack water for agriculture. For the fishing profession, Mekong fishing certainly affects several species of fish. Endangered Because fish are difficult to spawn upstream That still needs to be monitored What impacts will continue to occur because in recent years, the Mekong water level has been draining unnaturally for the past 10 years?
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