Isaan needs more water to sustain farming activities next summer

 

 

KHON KAEN, 9th October 2018 (NNT) - Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) Somkiat Prajamwong, traveled to Khon Kaen province this week to ensure that there is enough water in the northeastern region for use in the summer. 

Somkiat visited the Nong Wai Operation and Maintenance Project in Numpong district and met with a team of experts to determine how they’re going to increase the amount of water in dams and reservoirs for household consumption and farming activities throughout the next dry season. 

There is over 63 million rai of farmland in the Northeast but only 6 million rai is irrigated. The agency and Khon Kaen University have found through a joint study that while demand for water in Isaan is 27 billion cubic meters, there is only 12.4 billion cubic meters of water available. 

Somkiat also cited the need to increase the number of water storage facilities to meet the growing demand.

 

-- nnt 2018-10-09

1 hour ago, webfact said:

There is over 63 million rai of farmland in the Northeast but only 6 million rai is irrigated. The agency and Khon Kaen University have found through a joint study that while demand for water in Isaan is 27 billion cubic meters, there is only 12.4 billion cubic meters of water available. 

Somkiat also cited the need to increase the number of water storage facilities to meet the growing demand.

 

We are in a draught and I have been screaming this all season. Thailand get your head out of your backside and get a PROPER water distribution system for Thailand and especially for Isaan and screw the governments pipe dreams of bullet trains bullshyt. 

31 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

 

We are in a draught and I have been screaming this all season. Thailand get your head out of your backside and get a PROPER water distribution system for Thailand and especially for Isaan and screw the governments pipe dreams of bullet trains bullshyt. 

Water management is not Thailand's long suit.  The kickbacks pale in comparison to high tech choo-choo trains.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

KHON KAEN, 9th October 2018 (NNT) - Secretary-General of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) Somkiat Prajamwong, traveled to Khon Kaen province this week to ensure that there is enough water in the northeastern region for use in the summer

Hopefully he is like all ministers, full of wind and piss.

As that is the only way there will be enough of the wet stuff this year.

Yes indeed they do need more water and to improve distribution.

Morning after 8ish litte public water at home until 10 ish and Evening 17:00 - 18:00 .... little water....can’t take shower during these time....

 

we have well that helps most the time but sometimes not