Industrial estates in Bangkok's outskirts on alert for coming drought

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Industrial estates on alert for coming drought
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BANGKOK, March 24 – Industrial estates in Bangkok’s outskirts have been told to reserve water and reduce their consumption in light of an approaching drought, according to the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT).

IEAT governor Verapong Chaiperm said water in reservoirs and dams has been depleted while sea water has surged into the Chao Phraya River, resulting in salty water at higher levels than in past years.

The saltwater will affect industrial manufacturing while industrialists have been warned to prepare for the undesirable situation, he said.

Four major industrial estates under the IEAT supervision are Saha Rattana Nakhon, Bang Wah, Bang Pa-in and Nong Khae with a total water consumption of 1.64 million cubic metres per month.

All the industrial estates partially produce and reserve water for their consumption.

Mr Verapong said the IEAT has closely followed the water situation from reports of the Royal Irrigation Department, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department and the Provincial Water Works Authority, and regularly inform industrialists on the latest phenomenon so that they can work out their preparations. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-03-24

[ABCer]

Concern is just the right word.

As to what they are going to do about it - that is a big question.

Probably nothing. They had concerns about floods. Now about drought. But the money is made on both.

[Buffy Frobisher]

There definitely appears to be a correlation between this government, particularly its Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, and the expression "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"!

[Tatsujin]

There definitely appears to be a correlation between this government, particularly its Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, and the expression "couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery"!

Planning and prevention ... it shouldn't be that hard in this day and age ... in most countries ...

[Katipo]

Well I suppose it makes a change from the floods.

Can we have just one year without some sort of disaster please? Let's be honest, even the natural ones are in fact due to human mismanagement.

[Local Drunk]

Yeah... if the rivers and klongs are dry there's nowhere to pump your toxic waste.

[Thai at Heart]

Wait for it, they will be mulled to urge something soon.

Are the flood barriers are finished yet?

[Asiantravel]

And in 2 to 3 weeks they will be chucking it from the back of pickup trucks and splashing it around with no worries

[bigbamboo]

Will this drought be before or after the next flood?

[chainarong]

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Will this drought be before or after the next flood?

It is hard to say at this stage due to no lateral satellite coverage from Beijing, however Dubai informs that it will be all okay, just like the rice scheme.

[Maroon Watcher]

Like Ping PONG! - without a Paddle ?

Will this drought be before or after the next flood?