Phrae Governor Somchai Hatayatanti has sought to make peace with protesters against the planned campaign to woo support for the construction of the Kaeng Sua Ten dam.
Somchai invited protest leaders for a meeting yesterday.
The invitation came after more than 1,000 people rallied in front of the Phrae provincial hall and blocked a road there on Thursday.
Outrage against Somchai rose when he reportedly tried to please Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart by staging a rally and gathering signatures in support of the dam.
Sanan has tried to revive the project, which has been shelved for decades in the face of stiff opposition from locals.
After meeting with the protest leaders, Somchai yesterday said his government would hold no activity to raise public support for the controversial dam.