PM Prayut says farmers should follow water restriction rules

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PM says farmers should follow water restriction rules



BANGKOK, 4 November 2015 (NNT)-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said farmers need to follow water policy strictly as drought crisis remains widespread.

Prime Minister Prayut has advised farmers to consult Agriculture officials in their localities about the right types of crops for cultivation in order to survive the crisis. He also asked them to be cautious about the size of plantations to make sure their output would not flood the market and cause falling prices.

In Buriram, the combined amount of water in 16 reservoirs is at a critical level of 174 million cubic meters. Two of the reservoirs are Huay Jorakhaemak and Huay Talad which are sources of raw water for household consumption and economic zones in the province.

Water from Lam Nam Mas Canal is being pumped and stored as a secondary source for tap water production. Buriram Provincial Irrgation Office has recently announced its decision not to release water for the second rice crop cultivation for fear of a water shortage during the approaching dry season.

Meanwhile, a caravan of trucks delivering clean water has arrived in Khon Kaen to provide water and water pumps to residents as well as repair damaged wells in preparation for another drought crisis.


-- NNT 2015-11-04

[Hawk]

Always easy to dictate to others when one has everything.

[Mango Bob]

Why should, should be you will. You talk tough to the Red Shirts so what about now. But not only the farms you need to put water restrictions in affect in many other industries and the public and private sectors

[canopus1969]

Now that's what I cal a supercilious grin

[apetley]

Now that's what I cal a supercilious grin

Looks more like wind to me.

[Orac]

When is he going to get round to cancelling Songkran?

[biggles45]

Why follow the rules when their is no penalty for disobeying them? The BKK Post had front page photo of 60, yes 60 water pumps on the river bank pumping water onto the farmers fields. This was just after the government said no water pumping allowed. What happened to them? SFA

[Searat7]

When is he going to get round to cancelling Songkran?

Can still have Songkran but it should be dry next year...just like Cambodia. At the very least get rid of the ice.

[jesimps]

Now that's what I cal a supercilious grin

Got a face like a cheese sandwich.

[lvr181]

Now that's what I cal a supercilious grin

Or an "Uncle Ho" friendly gesture?

[NCFC]

Big problems being stored up on the water front for next year. When at the end of the rainy season the reservoirs are only 30% full most people don't yet realise how bad it's going to be. I predict a cataclysmic period ahead with the farmers rising up when their fields are turned to dust. City folks will be equally affected. Time to get your assets out of Thailand before it's too late

Edited November 4, 2015 by NCFC

[farmerjo]

Flooding the market.

Edited November 4, 2015 by farmerjo

[ratcatcher]

[oneday]

Hey Mr.P, go walk a "rai" in their shoes.

[farangmick]

When is he going to get round to cancelling Songkran?

Can still have Songkran but it should be dry next year...just like Cambodia. At the very least get rid of the ice.

Especially the bloody ice. Not dry though. Still need the beer.

[Doc46]

Always easy to dictate to others when one has everything.

Get real Hawk,He's trying to save their ass,by telling the farmers not to grow rice that needs a lot of water ,but growing crops that don't need so much water,The farmers are going broke now from their own wrong choice/stupidity.

[Srikcir]

"He also asked them to be cautious about the size of plantations to make sure their output would not flood the market and cause falling prices."

But if you're a rubber farmer Paryut took care for you:

- cash subsidy for fertilizer

- loans to rubber tapper cooperatives to buy rubber from farmers in order to help shore up the prices of natural rubber

- revolving funds for rubber institutions to collect rubber produce

- loan credits for rubber processing entrepreneurs

- suspension of a plan to release 210,000 tons of stockpiled

- provide for a price of Bt60 per kg while current price is under Bt50 per kg

- financial aid to 8,700 rubber grower families

- compensation scheme to help growers who were affected by plunging rubber prices at the beginning of 2015

- sale of rubber to China at about Bt16-Bt27 per kg above market price

Why such divergent treatment of rice farmers to rubber farmers? Maybe because rubber farmers traditionally support the Democrats and the military while rice farmers traditionally support the PTP.

"When the junta came into power [in 2014], we expected the rubber price would probably be increased," - Southern farmer Somjai Chomkhwan, 2014-10-12

[Cook my sock]

Trying to work out what his thunderbirds/ joe 90 doppelgänger is

[billd766]

When is he going to get round to cancelling Songkran?

Can still have Songkran but it should be dry next year...just like Cambodia. At the very least get rid of the ice.

Out here in rural Khampaeng Phet we celebrate SongKran the traditional way.

We had no government water from mid January until mid August this year and relied on the local fire truck.

I truly believe that next year will be worse.

[american12bthai]

Mean while massage parlors... who consume vast amouts of water.... continue to fill tubs after tubs, hour after hour... unregulated. wasting water for pleasure.