Water shortage to affect industries in East

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Water shortage to affect industries in East

By The Nation

 

 

Water supplies in the eastern region of Thailand will be depleted in April 2020 and Thai industries will be severely affected, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) vice chairman Montri Mahaplerkpong said this week. 

 

FTI has collaborated with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) and Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) using information from satellites to make a map of water flow in Thailand to build effective reservoirs supporting each water stream.

 

Montri said that the industries in the eastern region will suffer the most. Several factories have to buy water leading to higher expenditure. The government has to work on this issue before it worsens the economic situation.

 

Orapin Sermpraphasilp, chairperson of the Federation of Thai Industries of the Eastern Region said that Chachoengsao province is of the most concern as it is located near the sea and must rely on the Bang Pakong River which usually turns from freshwater to brackish water during a drought. Without freshwater in the area, the industries, particularly those involved in food and medical equipment, will have to buy it.

 

She added that the problems are not caused only by the low quantities of water but also the quality of it since the industries need to use high-quality water.

 

Fortunately, some eco factories have excellent water management and are using their water footprint along with the SMART system and applying R3 (Reduce Reuse and Recycle) with the Internet of Things system to enhance 15 per cent of water management, which will help retain confidence in Thai industries. 

 

The drought this season is the most severe for 14 years because the reservoirs that usually provide a fallback are themselves short of water this year. 

 

The Water and Environment Institute for Sustainability stated that reserved rainfall is 30 per cent lower than average.

 

At the meeting of the Office of the National Water Resources, Royal Irrigation Department and the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) on December 3, the government agreed to bring in water from other sources to the eastern regions and to develop new reservoirs to support EEC industries.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30379667

 

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[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

using information from satellites to make a map of water flow in Thailand to build effective reservoirs supporting each water stream.

 

It flows downhill and stops when it reaches the lowest point!

[billd766]

Another statement from the Ministry of the Bleeding Obvious.

 

Anybody with a computer and access to the internet can log on here 

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en 

 

and here and get an update every 24 hours 

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/show_sm_dam.php?lang=en

 

Just click on the dam(s) nearest you and you can go back 15 or more years to see the status of the damn water levels.

 

Unfortunately the Ministry of Industry does not seem to look at these files and just builds anywhere without thinking about water usage, both fresh and waste, nor do they seem to think about electricity supplies either.

[Baerboxer]

2 hours ago, billd766 said:

Another statement from the Ministry of the Bleeding Obvious.

 

Anybody with a computer and access to the internet can log on here 

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/rid_dam_1.php?lang=en 

 

and here and get an update every 24 hours 

 

http://www.thaiwater.net/DATA/REPORT/php/show_sm_dam.php?lang=en

 

Just click on the dam(s) nearest you and you can go back 15 or more years to see the status of the damn water levels.

 

Unfortunately the Ministry of Industry does not seem to look at these files and just builds anywhere without thinking about water usage, both fresh and waste, nor do they seem to think about electricity supplies either.

 

You're being very unfair - expecting intelligent thinking, problem solving, based on knowledge application, research and skill.

 

These things can't be allowed to interrupt FB time!

[Cake Monster]

Anybody with only a half a Brain could have made this prediction several Months ago.

And the Government are expecting huge amounts of FDI and Local Investment into the EEC.

Dream on. Any business worth its Salt will look into all the requirements for their Business under a fiesability  study, undertaken over along period of time, and all will show that Thailand is prone to both Floods and Drought.

Both of which are a major issue when profit is number 1 on the agenda.

I live close to the massive Amata City Industrial Estate at Bowin, and have purchased water locally before. At a cost of between 200 and 250 Baht Per Unit  ( 1 cubic Meter ) what Industry is going to tolerate those kind of expenditures, specially if its a sustained expenditure.

PPP from the Local Authorities and Government  = PPP from the same.