Phitsanulok district declared drought disaster zone

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Phitsanulok district declared drought disaster zone

By The Nation

 

File photo: Kwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam

 

The Phitsanulok provincial administration has declared the Wat Bote district a drought disaster zone to speed up help for villagers as the volume of water in a dam dropped to 24.88 per cent of its capacity.

 

Chamnarn Chuthiang, director of the Phitsanulok Irrigation Office, said the Wat Bote district was declared the drought disaster zone so that the provincial administration could bypass the government in allocating a budget to help villagers.

 

He said officials were surveying the damage to farms, especially those who grew cassavas, so that help could be rushed to them.

 

Chamnarn said water at the Kwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam had dropped to just 233.60 million cubic meters or about 24.88 per cent of its capacity. He said the low-water level affected some 17,000 rai of cassava plantations in the district.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30369090

 

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[OneEyedPie]

My wife informs that the local fresh market vegetables are double to triple the usual price due to this year's extended summer.

[steven100]

Well I can tell you a storm has just come over and it's pissing down near Phitsanulok.

So much needed rain ..... it's a real blessing to see   !!!   hope it keeps up for an hour or two at least.

[George Bowman]

2 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Well I can tell you a storm has just come over and it's pissing down near Phitsanulok.

Well crap, I live near the Wat Bot district and it sure ain't raining here.

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, missoura said:

Well crap, I live near the Wat Bot district and it sure ain't raining here.

hmmmm ..... not that far away.  Sorry to hear that. Hope you get something before the days out.

It's still pouring here .... and it's great to hear !!!   nothing like the sound of rain after a hot dry spell is there ... ?

[unamazedloso]

longer summer and a lot of pollution and no rain. Been great! (sarcastic)

[30la]

When will we ever learn to save water?

[Brunovski]

Plant some trees and the rain will return. This year the humidity was very low as a result and will only get lower, which means less chance for rain. 

[billd766]

Quote "Chamnarn said water at the Kwae Noi Bamrung Daen Dam had dropped to just 233.60 million cubic meters or about 24.88 per cent of its capacity. He said the low-water level affected some 17,000 rai of cassava plantations in the district."

 

I live in rural Khampaeng Phet beside the Mae Wong national park and we have similar problems.

 

OTOH of the cassava plantations around here are rain fed. The main klong from Mae Wong is almost dry and the government water now comes from the government borehole.

 

It is not as dry as it was a few years ago but the lack of rainfall last year and this year means that the borehole will soon be struggling.

[billd766]

3 hours ago, Brunovski said:

Plant some trees and the rain will return. This year the humidity was very low as a result and will only get lower, which means less chance for rain. 

A good idea but unless the trees are watered regularly they will die off too.

[alacrity]

11 hours ago, 30la said:

When will we ever learn to save water?

Would you get interest with that?

[alacrity]

6 hours ago, billd766 said:

A good idea but unless the trees are watered regularly they will die off too.

Catch 22 Cpt Yossarian. For sure there's something for Lt Minderbinder to exploit though.