Crackdown on pollution in central Thailand to limit impact on 4 dams

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Crackdown on pollution in central region to limit impact on 4 dams
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed relevant agencies to seek ways to deal with the low water levels at the country's four major dams, the government spokesman said.

Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the four dams are located in the Chao Phraya River basin. They include Bhumibol Dam in Tak, Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit, Pa Sak Jolasid Dam in Lop Buri, and Khwae Noi Bamrung Dan Dam in Phitsanulok.

Sansern said the combined water volume at the four dams now stands at 4,157 million cubic metres. It is expected that 3,500 million cubic metres of water will be required for consumption and for maintaining the ecological system during the next dry season, from now until next July. Only 657 million cubic metres of water will be left for risk management and in response to emergency demand for water.

He said wastewater was also found to have been released from industrial plants into some rivers in the central region. To cope with the problem, relevant agencies need to allocate more water to ease water pollution. The situation is likely to affect the water volume in the dams.

In this regard, Prayut instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to urgently rectify the situation, to try to limit the impact on water volume in the dams. Inspections must be made to ensure the quality of water treatment in industrial plants meets the national standard.

Campaigns have also been launched to encourage people living along various rivers not to litter in order to prevent water pollution.

Since the drought is likely to be severe in the coming dry season, all sectors of society have been urged to join hands in maintaining the quality of water along rivers, so that officials will not have to allocate more water to fight pollution.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Crackdown-on-pollution-in-central-region-to-limit--30272674.html


-- The Nation 2015-11-11

[selftaopath]

This word "crackdown" is use extensively in Lack of Sanctions/LOS. I wonder if the owners really understand the meaning (crack·down ˈkrakˌdoun

noun

noun crackdown plural noun crackdowns

1. severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable or illegal people or behavior.)

or have a genuine intent on implementing what it describes?

[BSJ]

And they wait for a crisis before they crack down on factories polluting rivers! Always a 3rd world country.

[eliotness]

The "crackdown" on industrial plants releasing wastewater into rivers seems to be to allocate more water to the factories to ease the problem. Holy shit ! do they really mean that, surely not, must be an error in the translation. Dilute and disperse is so 19th century. The government needs to force those industrial plants to treat there effluent to an acceptable standard. It can be done, not rocket science.

"To encourage people living along various rivers not to litter" that has got to be a joke, after all littering seems to be endemic in Thailand.

Yet again fine words about saving the environment, but no substance behind the facade.

[Siammodels]

Listen its been reported that Thailand is sinking right ?

If they they have anymore CRACKDOWNS it may sink BKK son

Theres a new one every week. Bored are we

[FangFerang]

No crackdown in Bangkok to reduce pollution...oh, hell no, not the Golden City...

What a bunch of crap.

[Borzandy]

The daily crackdown.

[chainarong]

It isn't without notice that some industries are polluting the rivers and yet you have the head honcho Dictating a much more quicker system for the environment Departments in granting approvals , the situation where industry is polluting waterways has been ongoing since time begun and when someone calls for this to cease and to dispose of their industrial water properly you get the leader criticising that department for being too slow in granting approvals , what you do have is a slow running the country and a water system that is now un-able to cope, pollution is a problem and so is the leader of a country who consistently issues directives seeking desperate remedies and departments unable to act because of short notice knee jerk suggestions , no resources and no money...........................

[ratcatcher]

Major General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the four dams are located in the Chao Phraya River basin. They include Bhumibol Dam in Tak, Sirikit Dam in Uttaradit, Pa Sak Jolasid Dam in Lop Buri, and Khwae Noi Bamrung Dan Dam in Phitsanulok.

I think further checking by the very model of a modern Major-General, Sanserm will find that the Chao-Phraya basin is located south of Nakhon Sawan , Chai-Nat and Lopburi.

The Bhumibol, Sirikit and Khwae Noi Bamrung are located in northern Thailand and are many kms from the Chao Phraya river.

Perhaps he meant the Chao-Phraya Drainage basin. I've been away from T^VF for several days, so perhaps I am nit-picking.

"....To cope with the problem, relevant agencies need to allocate more water to ease water pollution. "

More of the rapidly diminishing supply of water to dilute or flush the pollution away?

Can't be serious. Eliminate the pollution at source. Shut the polluting factories down until they deal with their problem.

[eliotness]

Simple solution for industries operating in a water-catchment area, no ISO 14001 certification, no licence to operate. ISO 14001 is not the be all and end all solution, but it forces industries to recognise their emissions and have steps (documented) in place to reduce that pollution. After all Thailand is a member of ISO and the Thailand Standards Institute frequently attend ISO 14000 meetings.

[eliotness]

Simple solution for industries operating in a water-catchment area, no ISO 14001 certification, no licence to operate. ISO 14001 is not the be all and end all solution, but it forces industries to recognise their emissions and have steps (documented) in place to reduce that pollution. After all Thailand is a member of ISO and the Thailand Standards Institute frequently attend ISO 14000 meetings.

[wabothai]

the use of that word cd gets to be quite irritating. The Nation may take some note and don't call everything being said as a cd.

[impulse]

Simple solution for industries operating in a water-catchment area, no ISO 14001 certification, no licence to operate. ISO 14001 is not the be all and end all solution, but it forces industries to recognise their emissions and have steps (documented) in place to reduce that pollution. After all Thailand is a member of ISO and the Thailand Standards Institute frequently attend ISO 14000 meetings.

Back in China, all it required was a fat red envelope and a few dinners and karaoke for the inspectors while they stayed in town pretending to inspect.

Can't imagine it's much different here.

Edited November 11, 2015 by impulse

[eliotness]

Simple solution for industries operating in a water-catchment area, no ISO 14001 certification, no licence to operate. ISO 14001 is not the be all and end all solution, but it forces industries to recognise their emissions and have steps (documented) in place to reduce that pollution. After all Thailand is a member of ISO and the Thailand Standards Institute frequently attend ISO 14000 meetings.

Back in China, all it required was a fat red envelope and a few dinners and karaoke for the inspectors while they stayed in town pretending to inspect.

Can't imagine it's much different here.

Unfortunately you are probably right and not only China and Thailand. However if the certification body is found to be taking "fat red envelopes" then they will lose their licence from ISO and be reported in the media as such. But that would require a whistleblower, a rare species with frequently a rather short life-span.

[Remi080]

Listen its been reported that Thailand is sinking right ?

If they they have anymore CRACKDOWNS it may sink BKK son

Theres a new one every week. Bored are we

Wow,

I knew my engligh writing was bad,

BUT yours hit the Bell bro.