Government Considering Setting Up New Ministry to Handle Water Issues

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is planning to set up a new ministry to oversee water management affairs to improve efficiency and unity in addressing the country’s water problems.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan emphasized the importance of improving the country’s water management system, stating that many problems still remain unsolved despite having many state agencies and several laws involved to address these issues. He believes that establishing a new ministry that prioritizes water-related issues would improve efficiency and reduce overlapping responsibilities among various agencies.

 

The statement was made during a recent videoconference meeting of the national committee on water resource management policies, for which the deputy prime minister serves as the chairman.

 

Gen Prawit instructed the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), and other departments to draft a bill to establish the new ministry. These agencies have been tasked with developing a blueprint to improve the existing mechanism for managing the country’s water resources while also tackling structural issues involving the law and the budget.

 

The meeting also agreed in principle to strengthen the ONWR and elevate it to the status of a ministry in the future.

 

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[kickstart]

I thought ? that water management was under the banner of the Royal Irrigation Department,

Royal as in set up by the late king ,water or lack of was one of his things .

This being Thailand, it will probably be just another committee with a name.

[RichardColeman]

I guess having a proficiency in begging will help with China and their control of the water

[mikebell]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

despite having many state agencies and several laws involved to address these issues.

So let's have more.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government is planning to set up a new ministry to oversee water management affairs to improve efficiency and unity in addressing the country’s water problems.

Just sack the inept water managers now and replace them with competent personnel.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He believes that establishing a new ministry that prioritizes water-related issues would improve efficiency and reduce overlapping responsibilities among various agencies.

By adding another inept layer?

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Gen Prawit instructed the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), and other departments to draft a bill to establish the new ministry.

Gen Prawit couldn't run a cold bath..

[Burma Bill]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

a new ministry to oversee water management affairs

In Belgium????

 

 

 

[internationalism]

looks like he failed to run properly this committee on water resources for many years.

He suppose to supervise those multiple organisations, facilitate cooperation between them.

And not just from one crisis to the next one, but constant work of planning and prevention.

 

Interesting to know who Prawit has already on his books as the first minister

[Andycoops]

The current crop of ministries is unable to be efficient let alone a new one.

Just another layer of incompetent bureaucracy and jobs for the boys scheme from jaba this time.

[Excel]

There are so many drips in the current administration who are they going to get ? Perhaps it will leak out later