webfact Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Water level in Mekong River rising constantlyNONG KHAI, 21 March 2016 (NNT) – According to regular reports, the water level of the Mekong River is rising constantly and it is expected that the difference between water levels on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend, could be as much as 30 centimeters.On Saturday, the water level in the Mekong River that borders Nong Khai province was recorded at 1.53 meters, 5 centimeters higher than that recorded on Friday. The survey was conducted by the Department of Water Resources.On Sunday, the water level is expected to increase by 30 centimeters, given the fact that the water level in Chiang Khan District on Saturday was already 64 centimeters higher than the level on Friday.As a result, fish farmers along the river have been advised to closely monitor the situation in order to prevent possible damage to their equipment. -- NNT 2016-03-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Oh, thank you China........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Equate centermeters of water to the baht in billions with Future trade with China I am normally an optimist , but in this case pessimism keeps nagging at me, Does China give for free ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Please China, you know us directors must stick together. Please release some water from your dams and you can have another railway contract. "How much water should we release"? "How many railways do you want to build"? Press release: Prayut govt solves water problem by visiting drought affected areas. Water levels rise due to mere presence of Prayut. Prayut plans to visit all drought areas and river heights will immediately rise. Latest poll confirm 95% of Thai people believe Prayut increased the river heights. Edited March 21, 2016 by Reigntax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 There's no such thing as a free lunch so what about a glass of water ? I'm sure the PM needs increased water levels wherever he goes as it's necessary to allow him to take shortcuts on foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The Mekong river is rising for Songkran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiKneeTim Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 The Chinese can afford to release some water, the spring thaw and imminent storms, will replenish the dam very soon, and they get credited with being good neighbours all thanks to mother nature, and at no cost to China! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User3 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 This site does not seem to be updated daily, but does give an indication of the levels at various places. http://ffw.mrcmekong.org/overview.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LALes Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Any wonder why Thailand is buddying up to China and not the U.S.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Any wonder why Thailand is buddying up to China and not the U.S.? Both want their own things and not the good of Thailand, but the US uses the stick and China the carrot. So if one has to choose I prefer the carrot if I am going to have to do something I rather be rewarded then pushed towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsally Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Ok so what did Thailand sign or give away in order to be rewarded? It seems Thailand's sois are full of Pavlov's dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 it looks as if the Chinese are still releasing water so an increase in the Mekong is inevitable but why they should release water from their damns is another imponderable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualbiker Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Funny thing is it was Vietnam that asked China. Not Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Funny thing is it was Vietnam that asked China. Not Thailand!Here's the link - http://m.english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/special-reports/152697/mixed-reactions-after-china-announces-it-will-release-water.html#ui=mobile As the drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta has reached its peak, VietNamNet on March 10 published an article about Vietnam, asking China to discharge water to save the downstream Mekong Delta. One day later, on March 11, the BBC and Dan Viet, a local news site, also posted articles of the same content “Vietnam asks China to release water to save the Mekong Delta from drought and salt intrusion”. The Vietnamese Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to forward the proposal to China. China then declared it would release water from its Jinghong Hydropower Station reservoir into the lower Mekong River in order to deal with drought in Vietnam from March 15-April 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiKneeTim Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 it looks as if the Chinese are still releasing water so an increase in the Mekong is inevitable but why they should release water from their damns is another imponderable . Because they know the spring thaw and impending storms will refill the dam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Funny thing is it was Vietnam that asked China. Not Thailand! That's because the level of the Mekong is far more important to Vietnam and Cambodia, as opposed to Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I suppose this makes them feel better about pumping water from the Mekong into the thai rivers, been reading they have been doing it for a while now in aussie news much to Vietnams woes as they are suffering very badly from lack of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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