webfact Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 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 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-09 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEyedPie Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 My wife informs that the local fresh market vegetables are double to triple the usual price due to this year's extended summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 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 ... ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 longer summer and a lot of pollution and no rain. Been great! (sarcastic) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30la Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 When will we ever learn to save water? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brunovski Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 11 hours ago, 30la said: When will we ever learn to save water? Would you get interest with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alacrity Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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