Provinces battling water scarcity

[rooster59]

Provinces battling water scarcity

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

THAILAND (NNT) - Various provinces are coming up with ways to mitigate drought as water trucks are being deployed to non-irrigated communities.

 

In Udon Thani province, the Water Resources Office Region 3 of the Department of Water Resources sent out water trucks to Prachak district to add water to storage containers. The community has been battling drought for several weeks. Water was also added to the containers of Pracha Nimit Temple.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Chatchai Sarikulya has expressed concerns for seven drought-hit provinces and asked provincial governors to reach out to residents in need. He instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to look after rice farmers affected by water shortages. Provincial authorities are looking for additional water sources to mitigate the drought impact in non-irrigated zones.

 

In Khon Kaen province, 97 houses in 6 districts were destroyed by a summer storm. 60 damaged houses are located in Nam Phong district. Local officers are inspecting the damage and will help with the maintenance and rebuild.

 

In Nong Khai, the storm blew off roofs and knocked down trees and power poles. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. On Friday, police volunteers visited affected communities to hand out necessities including food supply.

 

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[khwaibah]

56 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Provincial authorities are looking for additional water sources to mitigate the drought impact in non-irrigated zones.

 

Build a water distribution system such as California has.But that is going to require thinking outside the box for this government and taking money from high speeds train project.????

[PatOngo]

Might be a good time to splash a bit of water on all the sealed roads in every province.....call it Songkran water festival...…...Water shortage...…….No Way!

 

[hotchilli]

I'm sure not more than 3 weeks ago a post in this web-site stated by a prominent official that there was no water shortage in any province and that would remain throughout the summer season.

[thaiguzzi]

Fake News !!!!

A month or so  ago the JuntaScumParty's agricultural/enviroment mouthpiece/expert/ex general was quoted as saying "don't worry, we have enough water till 2020".....

[Cake Monster]

On 3/31/2019 at 9:28 AM, khwaibah said:

 

Build a water distribution system such as California has.But that is going to require thinking outside the box for this government and taking money from high speeds train project.????

Not to mention taking the money from brown envelopes ????

[rickudon]

On 3/31/2019 at 9:12 PM, thaiguzzi said:

Fake News !!!!

A month or so  ago the JuntaScumParty's agricultural/enviroment mouthpiece/expert/ex general was quoted as saying "don't worry, we have enough water till 2020".....

You missed the last 2 words ..... 'For Bangkok' ......