PM downplays concern on water shortage

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday downplayed mounting concern over the water shortage in the Eastern Seaboard area, saying water supply is available enough for consumption in the industrial sector for at least two months ahead.

“I want to call on all parties in the area not to panic about the water shortage. They will definitely have sufficient water for consumption.”

He also shrugged off some industrial operators’ fear that they would have water supply for consumption for only 10 days, saying most had wrong understanding because they just turned on the tap and assumed the water was being in shortage. They had never gone to see reservoirs by themselves.

The premier said he wanted to affirm the water supply is enough for local production. It would not decrease to such an extent that the production capacity in the industrial sectors could be affected.

“The Agriculture and Interior Ministries as well as East Water Plc inform us at the cabinet meeting there is more than enough water supply in the area for at least two months ahead.

“Now, officials concerned make artificial rains all along and the water level in reservoirs increases to a certain extent. So, don’t worry about the water shortage. Let’s consume it normally,’’ said the premier.

--TNA 2005-06-23

PM downplays concern on water shortage 

“Now, officials concerned make artificial rains all along and the water level in reservoirs increases to a certain extent. So, don’t worry about the water shortage. Let’s consume it normally,’’ said the premier.

--TNA 2005-06-23

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Hmmm, they want the TV stations to turn off at midnight to conserve energy. Petrol stations to turn off their lights, resident's to turn off lights and air-cons, ect.

What next, residents to stop using water after midnight, to save water for the industrial sites ? Oh wait, many residential areas have already had their water cut off !

It seems the government is banking everything on the cloud-seeding program, obviously the cheapest solution. But don't you need clouds to seed in the first place ? There are too many factors involved with cloud-seeding to make it a gauranteed fix (i.e. density, elevation, wind direction).

What if they saturate every cloud they can find, and it only delivers an inch of rain, as the clouds drift over the ocean ?

Talk about sticking your head in the sand. Makes me puke. I am in central Pattaya and I have had no mains water since 2 days after songkram.

I have been buying tankered in water. That was fine until just now. Now most of central Pattaya is without water, and I can't get water delivered due to "waiting lists" I have now had no water in my house for 2 days. Should be getting some tonight. I hope so as I am desperate for a shower

Khun Thaksin needs to visit Pattaya to see that most of the hotels are buying water, and most homes have no water. I would call this a water shortage.

More c*rap from Taxin....a man who doesn`t know what he`s talking about.

Instead of all the blurb he should get off his back*side and get it sorted out