DDPM: 14 provinces declared drought-affected zones

BANGKOK, 5 February 2016 (NNT) – Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department Director General Chatchai Promlert said many areas of the country are still adversely affected by drought.

The department head announced that the areas severely hit by drought are located in 55 districts, 290 counties, 2,666 villages and 14 provinces including Chiang Rai, Pitsanulok, Nakorn Panom, Maha Sarakham, Sra Kaeo, Buriram, Nakorn Ratchasima, Payao, Chiang Mai, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Roi Et, Surin and Uttaradit.


-- NNT 2016-02-05

If Khon Kaen has been declared a drought affected zone, why are fire trucks still watering central reservations in the road! Why has there been no hose pipe ban, or car wash ban etc? These are automatic in UK once drought declared. Simple measures, but effective.

If Khon Kaen has been declared a drought affected zone, why are fire trucks still watering central reservations in the road! Why has there been no hose pipe ban, or car wash ban etc? These are automatic in UK once drought declared. Simple measures, but effective.

Because the things you mention are what civilized, thinking countries do. But we're talking about Thailand here, so it doesn't apply.

The best investment I ever made for this village house (this area is ghastly for water supply) was a 2000 litre water tank (5000 Baht) on a ball valve and a Hitachi constant pressure water pump (5500 Baht).

Wait till you see the huge wastage at Songkran; hoses connected to taps running into the gutter etc

The water used by cities to water the greenery in public areas is usually pumped out of klongs that are full of raw sewage. That water would not be used as drinking water or as irrigation water. It can only safely be used for growing non-edible plants and so its use or non-use will not affect the drought situation anyway.