BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources has set up a technical team to study and develop a seawater desalination project, to provide water to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said securing water supplies was one of the issues raised at a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, to follow up on progress in the EEC policy.

 

He said 38 water supply-related projects, worth 52.8 billion baht, were devised in a bid to feed the corridor. Of them, nine projects are complete, while the seawater desalination program is among the pending projects. In addition, the retention capacity of the Khlong Phai reservoir, spanning 535.7 hectares, will be improved as the reservoir will be tapped for use in the EEC.

 

Mr Anucha said four large groundwater wells will be built to serve the corridor, with a combined storage capacity of up to 4.04 billion cubic metres of water.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2021-08-10

 

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Another quango, plan, etc

The hub of quangos

The hubba bubbles?

Desalination is very expensive and energy intensive, comparable with the cost of moving water from other provinces in trucks.

 

It works if you are an arabian country without any close water source, but an abundance of cheap oil and cash.

 

Living within the EEC as I do, I see the effects of this Projects Half A@@@d  Infrastructure.

The whole EEC thing was instigated with absolutely zero consideration to any Infrastructure except for concreted Motorways and Roads .

The whole project seems to be a a huge White Elephant IMO.

The lack of Water resources within the entire EEC is a serious issue.

With very little Rainfall over the last  few Months, the level of Water in the Reservoirs is again very low. My SIL cannot even do her Washing because she has no water.

 

 

12 hours ago, Gold Star said:

Desalination is very expensive and energy intensive, comparable with the cost of moving water from other provinces in trucks.

 

It works if you are an arabian country without any close water source, but an abundance of cheap oil and cash.

 

in Israel they do this for years already. I don't know how much etc, but I do know that it served the purpose! 

drought is not neccessairy in Tland, watermanagement is ànd desalination of wat could be important in years to come!

16 hours ago, Gold Star said:

It works if you are an arabian country without any close water source, but an abundance of cheap oil and cash

Well, other than the sea......

Raeding from an autocue a spokesfibber said

"SAY LINE"

 

"PAUSE"

 

"LOOK UP "

 

"LOOK SINCERE"

 

example here from Bimbo vision