snoop1130 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Irrigation department at work on drought relief in the North By The Nation Photo by: The Nation The Royal Irrigation Department said it is helping provide relief to drought affected areas in the upper northern region while encouraging residents to save water. Director-general Thongplew Kongjan said the department has been providing aid to several northern provinces facing water shortages. “In Phrae, we installed water pumps to irrigate 500 rai (80 hectares) of farming areas using water from Mae Sai creek in Ban Kass sub-district in Sung Men district,” he said. “Local farmers can now start their cultivation in August-September.” The department also installed two 8-inch water pumps at Paphai sub-district of Li district in Lamphun province to provide water to 600 rai of farmlands, helping over 150 local farmer households. The same type of water pumps were also installed in Chiang Mai, one at Mae Jam river and another at Mae Taeng district, which are expected to help 30 households and 300 rai of farmland. In Chiang Rai, one 8-inch water pump was installed at Yonok sub-district of Chiang Saen district, and is expected to irrigate approximately 2,800 rai of farmlands. The department is closely monitoring the weather and will continue to provide aid to affected areas using all of its available equipment and staff, he said. However, in order to successfully defeat the drought it is asking all parties to contribute by conserving water as much as possible. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373560 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-24 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 They could irrigate much farmland for the price of a few High Speed trains, submarines etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Irrigation department at work on drought relief in the North Too little, too late. I ride the train every few weeks between Hai Phong and Hanoi and it travels through some of the Eastern rice fields. Plenty of water in their fields because they have learned how to retain water and irrigate. There has been sproradic rains in these areas like Thailand so cannot blame the rain Many Thai rice farmers are are living and working in the dark ages. Vietnamese rice production is going up, Thai rice production is going down. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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