Phuket Governor ‘urges’ action to save water ‘in case of drought’

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Phuket Governor ‘urges’ action to save water ‘in case of drought’

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana speaking at yesterday’s meeting, calling on officials to take steps ’in case of a drought’. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Governor of Phuket has urged relevant agencies to find raw water reserves to supplement public water supply and to conduct public-awareness campaigns for conserving water use in order to reduce the volume of water residents are using “in case of a drought”.

 

Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has also asked farmers on the island to reduce the volume of water being used to irrigate their crops. He even suggested that they delay planting new crops until the dry season has passed.

 

The “request” was handed down at a meeting at Provincial Hall yesterday (Mar 25), also attended by Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai, Phuket Provincial Irrigation Office Director Somsawat Chaisinsod, and Prapan Kanprasang, chief of the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket).

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-governor-urges-action-to-save-water-in-case-of-drought-70851.php#BStJuyqiA53MXRi3.99

 

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[the guest]

... meanwhile more hotels and resorts are being built which further exacerbates the problem.

[Geoffggi]

How about limiting the waste of water during Songkran - Throwing of water only permitted from 12:00 to 18:00hrs, after all six hours of throwing water should be enough for anyone..!!

[Khun Paul]

I thought the Ministry of The Mis-pmanagement of Water, stated there dis enough water, oh dear the right han d has no clue what the left hand is doping, another Governmental Cock-up .  

[Benmart]

1 hour ago, Khun Paul said:

I thought the Ministry of The Mis-pmanagement of Water, stated there dis enough water, oh dear the right han d has no clue what the left hand is doping, another Governmental Cock-up .  

When their mouths move and words come out, the untruth is the product.

[seahorse]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

How about limiting the waste of water during Songkran - Throwing of water only permitted from 12:00 to 18:00hrs, after all six hours of throwing water should be enough for anyone..!!

How about no water throwing at all. It is quite irresponsible to waste water when there is a shortage. There could be health risks if the worst comes to the worst. 

[Ulic]

23 hours ago, the guest said:

... meanwhile more hotels and resorts are being built which further exacerbates the problem.

True, but nothing requires water like growing crops. Rice in particular.

[Cake Monster]

Thai speak for " You are soon going to have a Bath in a Teacup "

[CGW]

Surely! after numerous requests to farmers to "not" do something they must realise that they will not listen?

& ???? to all the "ban" Songkran brigade  it aint going to happen - dream on, how many years has it been "celebrated, Thai's love it, little enough joy in most of their lives as it is, - its a drop in the ocean  quite who "they" expect to enforce a ban has always been beyond me - Surely! "they" realise by now there is no functioning Police here ???? 

[Soupdragon]

Time to start running pipelines from large off island sources. That is the only way future demand will be met.

 

[gunderhill]

14 minutes ago, Soupdragon said:

Time to start running pipelines from large off island sources. That is the only way future demand will be met.

 

Malta has  desalination,  it's expensive  though.

[Soupdragon]

9 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

Malta has  desalination,  it's expensive  though.

It requires maintenance so that is a non starter ????

[ChipButty]

58 minutes ago, Soupdragon said:

It requires maintenance so that is a non starter ????

maintenance, whats that?

[LivinginKata]

5 hours ago, gunderhill said:

Malta has  desalination,  it's expensive  though.

 

Have Desalination plant in Karon. But small volume output. 

[Joe Mcseismic]

On 3/27/2019 at 9:05 AM, Khun Paul said:

I thought the Ministry of The Mis-pmanagement of Water, stated there dis enough water, oh dear the right han d has no clue what the left hand is doping, another Governmental Cock-up .  

Are you talking about your typing skills?