Mom Luang Chuchat Kamphu (, 4 January 1905 – 13 April 1969) was a Thai irrigation engineer who pioneered modern irrigation construction in the country. He served as Director-General of the

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, and oversaw the construction of

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, the country's first (and only) concrete

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, completed in 1964. He also served as Deputy Minister of National Development and President of

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Chuchat Kamphu Chuchat Kamphu Irrigation engineers Chuchat Kamphu Chuchat Kamphu Chuchat Kamphu Chuchat Kamphu Chuchat Kamphu 1905 births 1969 deaths 20th-century engineers {{Thailand-bio-stub